Boredom can be healthy
Go on, use your imagination
Trump says memo vindicates him in probe
Plus, Nunes reportedly didn’t read the FISA applications
The night Jimi Hendrix plugged in
In 1966 a "slightly gawky, unknown left-hander" had the nerve to step onstage with Cream
University scrutiny over vaccine trials
Southern Illinois University suspended its vaccine research when a professor bypassed routine safety oversights
Paul Ryan deletes tweet on $1.50 raise
He tweeted the news, and a backlash ensued
Why Medicaid requirements threaten lives
Forcing poor Americans to work to receive healthcare benefits could gut Medicaid and have devastating effects
Uma Thurman breaks silence on Weinstein
In a new interview, Thurman revealed details about an alleged attack and a car crash on the set of “Kill Bill”
The Multiple Lives of J.K. Simmons
Salon talks to the star of Starz's "Counterpart" about the challenges of playing two versions of one man
Peak oil is back and better than ever
Will we run out of crude oil supply — or demand?
Seven racist movies your parents love
They're beautiful. They're classics. They're essential cinema. They're racist.
The 20 best debut album lead-off tracks
How Beyoncé, The Beatles and other legends kicked off their careers with greatness
North Korea’s literary fiction factory
North Korea's domestic propaganda is largely ignored abroad and also very difficult for South Koreans to understand
Scaramucci turns Mooch on Bill Maher
Scaramucci said he doesn't swear on TV and got in a heated argument with David Frum.
Trickle-down economics of snow
New research could help scientists predict snow levels up to eight months in advance
Trumped! The show that replaced reality
"The Matrix" is old news: We're inside a show about a clownish president, a steely prosecutor and a murky scandal
State of US solar industry
Five answers to the state of the solar industry in light of Trump's imposition on solar panels from abroad
iHeartMedia on the ropes
Laden with $20 billion in debt, talk-radio giant iHeartMedia is trying desperately to save its failing business
Trump's mental health affects us all
Listen to the interview with Dr. Bandy Lee, who explains why an "impaired leader is attractive and compelling"
The unlikely rise of Rep. Matt Gaetz
A favorite of Infowars and Fox News, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has become a rising star of the Trumpian right
Killing healthy zoo animals routinely
European zoos kill as many as 5,000 healthy animals every year
Can Republicans ever quit the NRA?
The NRA may be helping Russia meddle in our elections
German words capture Trump's America
There is a word for how you're feeling — it's just not an English one
Why natives face health inequalities
There's a stark contrast in the quality of health between reservations and non-Native neighborhoods
Welcome to our Constitutional crisis
How 50 years of Republican authoritarian politics has nearly destroyed our democracy