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A graduate holds a Kermit the Frog doll as he addressed the graduates at University of Maryland on May 22, 2025. (The Washington Post / Contributor / Getty Images)

Kermit speaks. Are we listening?

CK Smith
Published 1 month ago

Kermit the Frog reminds graduates, the country what we lose by defunding kindness, curiosity and community

Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Intimidating the free press gets pricey

Virginia Kase Solomón
Published 1 month ago

Democracy dies when billionaires own and threaten media

Some families remember their fallen loved ones. Others are on the hunt for the best deals. (John Hudson Photography / Getty Images)

Memories for sale

CK Smith
Published 1 month ago

Memorial Day was born from Civil War grief. Now it’s 40% off at your favorite big-box store

An engraved illustration of pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock, with one wearing a MAGA hat. (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / mikroman6)

Why America is nuts: Blame the Pilgrims

Paul Rosenberg
Published 1 month ago

Those guys who landed at Plymouth Rock were a doomsday cult, says Jane Borden — and we've emulated them ever since

Man on the computer in a dark room (Getty Images/Shannon Fagan)

I'm already in a recession

Cara Michelle Smith
Published 1 month ago

I’m cutting back on spending, skipping travel — and buying tons of freeze-dried beef

Young woman next to lighttrace face, wearing VR glasses, looking closely at the lightrace rendering. (Getty Images / Henrik Sorensen)

How virtual reality can alter the "self"

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Published 1 month ago

Virtual reality is digging up age-old questions about who we are. That has profound implications for neuroscience

Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY (Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Paul: Trump bill "math doesn't add up"

Alex Galbraith
Published 1 month ago

The senator from Kentucky says Trump's cost-cutting bill will actually supercharge the deficit

Spinning ceramics (Getty Images/ Kilito Chan)

My kitchen needed ceramics. So did I

Joy Saha
Published 1 month ago

What started as a new hobby quickly turned into a lesson in patience and perseverance

Harvard University (Getty/Pgiam)

Trump rages at Harvard on Truth Social

Alex Galbraith
Published 1 month ago

The Trump administration attempted to bar Harvard from enrolling international students earlier this week

An 'Apartments for Rent' sign hangs in front of a building on December 06, 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The rent might not be too damn high

Jamela Adam
Published 1 month ago

After years of steep increases, renters might catch a break — if Trump's economy cooperates

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with Donald Trump at the White House, May 21, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

White genocide, white guilt and Trump

Andrew O'Hehir
Published 1 month ago

Trump's racist assault on South Africa's president was shockingly clumsy — because the truth doesn't even matter

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft took this image of Ceres’ south polar region on May 17, 2017. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA)

Dwarf planet could reveal origin of life

Elizabeth Howell
Published 1 month ago

Hunting for the building blocks of life? Located in the asteroid belt, Ceres is likely a good bet, study finds

Donald Trump | Guard tower outside the fencing of Camp 5 at the US Military's Prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Land of unfreedom: Our "Trumpy" history

Andrea Mazzarino - TomDispatch.com
Published 1 month ago

I can't keep track of Trump's horrors either. But a look back at the War on Terror reminds us this is nothing new

TikTok logo on a smartphone. (Getty Images/Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Banned and branded: TikTok and tourism

CK Smith
Published 1 month ago

Over 30 U.S. states banned TikTok on government devices. Then why are their tourism boards still using it?

Sharing a drink on vacation might not be as easy as you think. (Maria Korneeva/Getty Images)

Red state, blue laws: Summer booze rules

CK Smith
Published 1 month ago

Tourists may be surprised that some U.S. states still have strict alcohol laws rooted in Prohibition-era morals

The sign many tourists will see as the begin their summer vacation in record-high temperatures. (iStock / Getty Images Plus)

Florida is hotter than your vacation

CK Smith
Published 1 month ago

Record-breaking heat, rising seas, hurricane season — welcome to the Sunshine State, tourists

Tom Cruise on the set of "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" (Paramount Pictures/Skydance)

Tom Cruise’s real “Mission: Impossible”

Coleman Spilde
Published 1 month ago

In what may be the franchise's final film, "Mission: Impossible" seeks cinematic salvation

President Trump address graduating cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point on May, 24, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Trump to cadets: "We will not fail you."

CK Smith
Published 1 month ago

Trump addresses USMA cadets with his own successes, some advice and a "culture of winning"

"Fear Street: Prom Queen" (Netflix)

“Fear Street" drowns in tropes

Andy Crump
Published 1 month ago

"Prom Queen" attempts to revive prom-centric horror but falls flat with retrograde themes and a muddled message

Parmesan Reggiano cheese on cutting board (Getty Images/MEDITERRANEAN)

Say cheese (for dessert)

Michael La Corte
Published 1 month ago

Why don't we see more cheese in desserts? 

Pete Rose as manager of the Cincinnati Reds, March 1989. (Bettmann via Getty Images)

Pete Rose: Still more Trump corruption

Mike Lofgren - TomDispatch.com
Published 1 month ago

Our president's meddling in baseball history: Another reminder that he ruins everything he touches

Alina Habba, then-senior advisor to President Donald J. Trump, places a MAGA jacket on the podium as she speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Experts: NJ charge to backfire on Trump

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Published 1 month ago

The charges brought by Trump's former personal attorney are unlikely to hold up in court

Young woman worried about finances, looking at credit card (Getty Images/Kiwis)

To manage your money, ditch your budget

Dana Miranda
Published 1 month ago

Use these methods instead to track your finances and spend without stress

Narcan and fentanyl test strips are available for free at the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Fighting Trump’s harm reduction cuts

Niko Vorobyov
Published 1 month ago

Progressive drug policy has seen serious setbacks under Trump. Harm reductionists say they've been here before

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