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Jessie Buckley as The Bride in "The Bride" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

"Frankenstein" needed a woman’s touch

Coleman Spilde

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s "The Bride!" is deeply flawed — and more exciting than any recent take on Mary Shelley's work

Ashley Padilla as Kristi Noem during the “Hegseth Iran Presser” Cold Open on Saturday, March 7, 2026 (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

"SNL" comes to bury Noem

Alex Galbraith

The sketch show danced on Noem's grave after she was removed from her position as DHS secretary

Fire pit coffee in Oulu, Finland (Howie Southworth)

In Finland, winter is a way of eating

Howie Southworth

Where soup, sauna and salt turn cold into culture

(Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Brendan Smialowski / Anna Moneymaker / Anadolu)

Trump’s Cabinet tries to sell a war

Sophia Tesfaye

The Trump administration’s media strategy on Iran reveals as much about the conflict’s weaknesses as its goals

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President Donald Trump speaks at “The Shield of the Americas Summit“ as Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on, Trump National Doral Golf Club, March 7, 2026. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Behind Trump’s war fever lies weakness

Andrew O'Hehir

US wages fast-escalating war, with no clear motivation and no realistic plan. It isn’t fooling anyone

Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The price of democracy in America

Chauncey DeVega

A new study shows how financial stress can weaken democratic commitment and boost support for authoritarian leaders

Donald Trump holding bible (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's "Christian" war definitely isn't

Kirk Swearingen

Some commanders claim the Iran war is serving Christ. Haven't they noticed the fake Christian in the White House?

ICE arrested a Nashville journalist for speaking Spanish during her reporting of an ICE protest. ICE says she's "illegal," but her attorney says she's working towards asylum and married to a US citizen. (Anadolu / Getty Images)

Reporter detained for speaking Spanish

CK Smith

ICE arrests a Spanish-language journalist covering immigration protest, raising press freedom concerns

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Presidents Obama, Biden and Clinton along with many dignitaries honored the life of Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday in Chicago, challenging people to carry on his legacy of civil rights and faith. (Scott Olso n/ Getty Images)

Leaders gather to honor Jesse Jackson

CK Smith

Former presidents and thousands of mourners gather in Chicago to celebrate Rev. Jesse Jackson’s life and work

Morrissey (John Shearer/WireImage/Getty Images)

Morrissey was always a jerk

Andi Zeisler

Despite a new album and an unswayable fan base, Morrissey wants nothing more than to validate his victimhood

President Trump's demands for Iran's "unconditional surrender" and threatens further strikes. Iran says "no" as other countries hope for deescalation through diplomacy. (picture alliance / Getty Images)

Trump: Iran will be "hit very hard" soon

CK Smith

President warns of expanded strikes as Iran rejects surrender demands and the regional conflict escalates

Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in “All the President’s Men” (Warner Bros./Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

"All the President's Men" was a warning

Coleman Spilde

Nearly 50 years later, the film feels less like a triumphant ode to journalism than a warning about media decay

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Peking duck and other entrees at Komodo (Chaya Milchtein )

Steaks, sushi and Vegas' softer side

Chaya Milchtein

Beyond the casino floor, a week of great meals and well-earned indulgence

Explosions during the first few minutes of the massive U.S. air attack on Baghdad, March 21, 2003. (Wathiq Khuzaie/Getty Images)

Trump renews the flawed "war on terror"

Mohammad Ali Salih

As a longtime Washington correspondent from the Muslim world, I feel a terrible sense of déjà-vu

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House on December 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump’s war without rules

Heather Digby Parton

As the Iran war widens, the president and defense secretary’s long support of carnage suddenly matters a lot

President Donald Trump speaks as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on during a "Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable" in the East Room of the White House on January 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Iran war enrages MAHA movement

Garrett Owen

A new petition from MAHA activists call for an end to "forever wars"

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Harry Styles performs "Aperture" on stage during The BRIT Awards (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Harry Styles lets joy take over

Kenneth Womack

"Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally" trades sleek sensuality for a daring, sonic feast of happiness

Quinn Hughes, Megan Keller, Connor Storrie, Hilary Knight and Jack Hughes on "Saturday Night Live" (Will Heath/NBC)

"SNL" has a middle ground problem

Melanie McFarland

The Olympic hockey cameos offered a reminder that the show’s nonpartisan jokes often drift into false equivalence

Ghostface in "Scream 7" (Paramount Pictures)

Film is — and always will be — political

Coleman Spilde

With studios merging and slashers becoming controversy catalysts, cinema needs to be considered a political tool

President Donald Trump (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

With Iran, confusion is the point

Brian Karem

The Trump administration's jumbled reasoning for war with Iran is part of the strategy

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After a chaotic tenure as Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem was fired by Donald Trump on March 5, 2026 (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Mar-a-Lago face couldn't save Noem

Amanda Marcotte

The former DHS secretary's firing shows women are disposable to Trump — no matter how hard they try to please him

Redlining Neighborhood Concept (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The problem with demolishing empty homes

Nicholas Liu

Disinvestment and white flight have led to swathes of empty buildings, but demolition has fueled more problems

Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei adjusts his eyeglasses during a press conference after casting his ballot for the parliamentary runoff elections in Tehran on May 10, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Who picks Iran's supreme leader?

Eric Lob - The Conversation

A look into the process for selecting Khamenei's successor

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem as she speaks during a news conference in the National Response Coordination Center at FEMA headquarters on January 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

Kristi Noem out at DHS as chaos worsens

Russell Payne

Trump fires colorful symbol of his immigration crackdown after high-profile killings and alleged affair

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