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“Everything sucks now”: Childhood in NYC after the towers fell
Rachel Pincus
At 10, I was too young to understand what happened. My classmates and I knew we'd been marked by trauma -- but how?
Bob Mould: “Father Time’s trying to get in the band and I’m trying to keep him out of the band”
Rick Moody
Salon Q&A: Bob Mould on a pep talk from Dave Grohl, moving on from old bands, and making a great rock CD at 53
Robyn Hitchcock: “I don’t think I’ve written many songs about lightbulb heads or insects or frogs in 25 years”
Scott Timberg
The great Robyn Hitchcock talks Dylan, Roxy Music, music industry evil and his arty path from the Soft Boys to now
NFL’s pathetic low point: Why it’s embarrassing itself over pot, domestic violence and homophobia
Katie McDonough
When it comes to sexuality, gender and morality, America's most popular pro sport is stuck decades in the past
The media’s obsession with Robin Williams’ death made my own depression worse
Michael Gerhard Martin
Having struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts myself, I found it hard to stomach the coverage of Williams
Kill the Bookends column: Why the New York Times Book Review’s most frustrating feature has to go
Molly Fischer
Sure, Bookends seems harmless enough. But it actually represents the worst impulses of today's critical culture
Wingnuts’ sad dream to be cool: Why they worship Reagan and the military
Heather Digby Parton
From seeing Ted Nugent as a counterculture hero to their love of the Gipper, here's what drives the wannabe rebels
Dating while losing my hearing
Jessica Ciencin Henriquez
At 24, I went from an uninhibited yogini to a statistic. As the sound of the world faded, I had to listen to myself
Portrait of a self-published author: Drac Von Stoller’s invisible literary empire
Laura Miller
He has 155 e-books to his name and is at war with Amazon. But his is the kind of story the media never tells
“He is a hero”: Why the KKK is raising money for Ferguson police officer who shot Michael Brown
Don Terry
Desperate for publicity and any opportunity to spread hate, the KKK said more white cops should follow suit
Gun nuts’ alcohol debacle: Why their new booze scheme is the scariest yet
Heather Digby Parton
Texas gun owners want to expand their rights again. And this time the NRA may not be able to contain its lunatics
Why Lauren Bacall was one of Hollywood’s greatest feminist icons
Andrew O'Hehir
Her explosive role in "To Have and Have Not" suggested new possibilities for female autonomy and sexual agency
Secrets of amazing teachers: What both sides of the education reform debate get wrong about autonomy and accountability
Elizabeth Green
Everyone knows teachers are key. But the debate over reform and Common Core has stalled. This is a way forward
It’s even worse than Fox News: How Ted Cruz and Michele Bachmann get away with it
Paul Rosenberg
Hannity helps, but right-wing obstruction and lies take hold because the centrist, objective press wears blinders
The new Richard Nixon lie: John Dean on why he would have loved the Tea Party
David Daley
On anniversary of Nixon's fall, John Dean talks Tea Party, taking out Gordon Liddy & Watergate conspiracy theories
ABC’s bizarre new fantasy world: Why medieval fiction and reality TV should never meet
Laura Miller
"The Quest" embeds its contestants in a hokey imaginary kingdom -- with surprisingly disturbing results
“Whisky Tango Foxtrot”: A techno-thriller with a soul
Laura Miller
Three confused young people battle a corporate conspiracy to control all information in this smart, funny novel
What a plane crash feels like: The inside story of an American aviation disaster — and miracle
Laurence Gonzales
In 1989, United 232 crash-landed, splintered apart and burst into flames: 184 of 296 people lived. Here's the story
Neil deGrasse Tyson exclusive: “I don’t know what kind of democracy that is, if you’re gonna cherry-pick … science because it conflicts with your philosophy”
Lindsay Abrams
Salon q-and-a: Neil deGrasse Tyson takes on climate deniers, challenges scientists to speak up before it's too late
“Bring the battlefield to the border”: How America’s immigration wars were poisoned by the military-industrial complex
Todd Miller
In post-Constitutional America, the militarization of border control is a terrifying new reality
Why our brains love the ocean: Science explains what draws humans to the sea
Wallace J. Nichols
Since time immemorial, humans have been captivated by water. And the reasons go beyond evolution
My lunch with the Cheneys: Noshing over ex-VPs latest garbage with standing-room only crowd
Jim Newell
Sadly, Mary wasn't there. But who needs the real-deal 4th Cheney when you have an ample substitute in Mike Allen?
Haunted by the perfect kiss: It should have been her, and then it was
Josh Weil
Decades of longing for a teenage dream-turned-special friend colored my relationships. And then we had a shot ...
All the ways I killed off my dad
Jessica Mooney
I gave him cancer, and an incurable blood disease. But I was just trying to make sense of his absence
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