Owens: Calling everyone racist gets old
Owens argues that kids shouldn't be allowed to go to schools that teach them how "not to be a racist"
German nostalgia for US antebellum South
Why did Confederate flags start appearing in the country's anti-lockdown protests?
Humans are the best throwers on earth
We're the only species that can throw at speeds that kill
This zucchini gratin is a delicious side
As any gardener knows, a few healthy zucchini plants can outpace a family’s ability to consume the harvest
This is your brain on closed captions
Captioning has taken off — and for good reason
Marcella Hazan's overlooked pasta sauce
Like most good sauces, this recipe is built on a foundation of shallot, butter and garlic
How to style dining room chairs
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The physics of big ships like Ever Given
Wider and wider container ships carry more cargo, but are extremely difficult to steer in tight spaces like a canal
Trump scam may draw legal consequences
"He is facing so many civil and criminal charges right now that he's going crazy trying to defend himself"
How to spring clean your condiment stash
Toss that nearly empty mustard jar and invest in some tangerine spread, ramp vinegar and yuzu kosho
SNL spoofs Matt Gaetz & GOP culture war
Pete Davidson as Gaetz, Kate McKinnon as Pepé Le Pew & Chris Redd as Lil Nas X were "Oops You Did It Again" guests
"Waffles + Mochi" is helping my anorexia
The puppet duo tackles the mysteries of food with the courage & gusto a recovering anorexic can only dream of
Evangelicals need convincing for vaccine
"Ending the pandemic runs through the evangelical church," said an ex-pastor involved with educating church members
Finding clues in cowboy hats & codpieces
Salon spoke with "Worn Stories" EP Emily Spivack about nudist communities, survival clothing and COVID wardrobes
Activists distrust emissions initiative
Many environmental advocates worry the interstate climate initiative will leave overburdened communities behind
Why we love the billionaire class
Our fawning attitude toward the super-rich would once have been anti-American. Now it's the essence of our nation
How to gain 10% of your mass in one day
Fighters use a trick called weight-cutting to rapidly lose weight to pass weigh-in — then gain it back in 24 hours
Plastics are making us infertile
In an interview, Dr. Shanna Swan explains how sperm counts are dropping every year thanks to plastic pollution
Welfare fraud is actually rare
Stigma has power."But if you ask about the things that welfare performs, you get support for it," says Noam Chomsky
West Virginia, JFK and Joe Biden
West Virginia gave John F. Kennedy a massive boost toward the White House. My, how times have changed
Will Biden's Central America plan help?
There's nothing new about border politics in the Biden era — all of this is actually ancient history
Honor MLK through economic justice
A painful irony of most MLK remembrances is that America's reverence for his memory actually undermines his legacy
We need to rebuild U.S. manufacturing
Another, deeper level of infrastructure: America must rebuild the supply chains for major industries
Questions linger over worker's death
A wrongful-death suit tied to cured-in-place piping is resolved, but critics say studies justify more oversight