Our 5 best stories about holiday sweets
Learn about the history of Christmas cookies, bake a decadent carrot cake and eat a better panettone
9 best molasses substitutes
While molasses may be distinct, it's by no means irreplaceable if you're in a pinch
How to cook with pine needles
It's the most wonderful time of the year — to eat your Christmas tree
Savor the confident "Insecure" finale
At the end of five stellar years, Issa Rae ends her groundbreaking comedy by showing how far her heroines have come
De Blasio sets vaccine precedent in N.Y.
The mayor’s preemptive strike against the omicron variant is a stealth boon for businesses
How schizophrenia made me a Republican
I had untreated paranoid schizophrenia. A media diet of cable news pushed me into a psychotic break
What the hock is a ham hock?
Why you need to start cooking with this part of the pig, stat
Alex Jones' wife arrested
The prominent conspiracy theorist said the incident stemmed from a "medication imbalance"
Dem lawmaker shares death threat on CNN
"Once you're in that Trump hate tunnel, you kind of don't escape it"
Democracy vs. fascism: Cool story bro!
Joan Didion would tell us we're avoiding obvious facts: "Democracy" is failing, and its opponents are nothing new
Chuck Todd busted during CRT interview
"As a matter of fact, white parents are representing fewer than half of all public school parents"
Religious extremism is normal in America
Classifying American Christians into the imaginary phyla of cults and not-cults is a dangerous mistake
Rat poison killing way up the food chain
Poisons used by Massachusetts municipalities are killing more than just the rats they’re targeting
Gas company keeps illegal pipe running
By using 400,000 customers as leverage
TV stars who delivered greatness in 2021
These actors weren't just in some of Salon's favorite shows of the year, but they kept us coming back for more
Can Democrats break the midterm curse?
Midway through FDR's first term, Democrats made major gains in the House and Senate. Are there lessons for 2022?
Our misguided obsession with traffic
Instead of funding new and wider roads, we should build places where people want to get out of their cars
I failed my friend Dante Barksdale
America is a nation of performers. Nobody wants to hear the truth when they ask, "how are you?"
How to craft your ideal gingerbread
Here are a few culinary science-backed tips for making your perfect Christmas cookie
Nothing beats old-fashioned coconut pie
This reliable crowd-pleaser will become a go-to holiday dessert because you can whip it up in no time
Embracing my family's quirky traditions
A writer reflects on the weird and wondrous holiday traditions we grow to love
Denzel commands in Coen's bold "Macbeth"
Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth? Yes, please. The Scottish play, Coen brothers-style is a striking experience
What does "Bah, humbug!" actually mean?
Ebenezer Scrooge was a hateful grump, and that reputation has overshadowed the real meaning of his favorite phrase
The grinches hoarding vaccine patents
Nelson Mandela condemned Big Pharma for patent-protecting HIV drugs. Something similar is happening with COVID-19