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It seemed crazy to hire a painter with Tourette’s. Boy, did I get a lesson in “broken” and “normal”
Tamara Ireland Stone
Jesse's perfectly painted lines are a constant reminder of the awe-inspiring power of a mind that works differently
America is feeling the Bern: Bernie Sanders draws overflow crowds — and surges in the polls
Sophia Tesfaye
Once written off as a fringe candidate, the Vermont senator's performance is taking many pundits by surprise
Antonin Scalia is unfit to serve: A justice who rejects science and the law for religion is of unsound mind
Jeffrey Tayler
The justice claims to be an originalist, but his real loyalty is to religion and a phony man in the sky
How Seinfeld became a bad joke: The threat of a hyper-vigilant left-wing outrage machine has been greatly exaggerated
Arthur Chu
A millionaire tells a dumb joke and nobody laughs — and that's proof we're all oppressed by social activists?
William F. Buckley and National Review’s vile race stance: Everything you need to know about conservatives and civil rights
Kevin M. Schultz
Remembering the night William F. Buckley took his genteel racism to Cambridge--and left destroyed by James Baldwin
Bernie Sanders isn’t a “crackpot” — and the progressive agenda isn’t “left-wing”
Bill Moyers, Michael Winship
The Vermont senator's ideas and policies have far more public support than our oligarchs want you to believe
Tolstoy’s granddaughter. Dali’s sleek couch. How Serge Gainsbourg became Serge Gainsbourg
Sylvie Simmons
In 1945, he was a shy French virgin named Lucien mocked by prostitutes. Then he became France's sexiest musician
“I wish we talked about ‘choices’ instead of ‘choice'”: A Texas abortion counselor on how to change the conversation about abortion
Valerie Tarico
Even allies oversimplify by reducing the debate to “abortion on demand, without apology” vs. "safe, legal & rare"
Sexual melodrama on campus: The real story about college assault that David Brooks and Laura Kipnis don’t understand
David Palumbo-Liu
Speech codes aren't the issue. Sexual assault is. The media's attack on campus activism is designed to obscure that
“Game of Thrones” recap: An epic battle previews the horror of winter to come
Libby Hill
Dany and Tyrion debate their futures, but what Jon sees north of the Wall suggests it might all be for nothing
The American’s dilemma: Jane Addams, Barack Obama & the urge to help others
Erik Schneiderhan
In Chicago, both Addams and Obama struggled to balance conflicting demands of individualism & community assistance
“My body was in a net that was being tightened”: Director Rodney Ascher on the frightening phenomenon of sleep paralysis
Joanna Rothkopf
Ascher's new documentary "The Nightmare" follows 8 individuals who have been haunted by midnight spectres
“Every single cop in Cleveland is here”: Arthur Chu’s shocking stories from inside the Tamir Rice/Michael Brelo protests
Arthur Chu
It wasn't my plan to take to the streets. But when the protest found me, there was only one honorable choice
Army of one, soldiers undone: The hope that died in basic training
Kathleen Kilcup
You were a brilliant and courageous woman. How I admired you then. How little either of us understood.
Education reformers have it all wrong: Accountability from above never works, great teaching always does
Jal Mehta
Common Core or No Child Left Behind -- reformers always try to manage change from above. It fails & hurts our kids
EXCLUSIVE: R.E.M.’s Mike Mills remembers band’s David Letterman appearances, how he broke the news of his retirement
David Daley
Mills tells Salon about playing "So. Central Rain" on Letterman in '83, tweeting the news Dave was leaving and more
The last great “Mad Men” debate: Who won the ’60s, the hippies or Ronald Reagan?
Kevin M. Schultz
We won't debate the finale as long as we'll argue about the consequences of the '60s, claimed by both right & left
Down and out in Portland: Lean seasons had always been part of my writing life, but this time I was dead broke
Donnell Alexander
A cup of steaming coffee on my laptop's keyboard was the low point -- but good, honest labor brought me back
I’m saving myself for God: True stories from evangelical purity culture
Donna Freitas
Sex and the single evangelical: "God commands us to save sex for a reason. It’s not just a stupid rule to follow"
5 of the most horrific revelations about New York City’s nail salons
Joanna Rothkopf
Sarah Maslin Nir's New York Times article paints a truly disturbing picture of your neighborhood salon
Punched, groped, beer thrown in my face: Being a woman at a concert can be terrifying
Amy McCarthy
The unpredictable nature of live concerts can lead to very unsafe scenarios for female fans
Julia Sweeney’s “SNL” backstage stories: “You could just watch how many more Adam Sandler and David Spade and Chris Farley sketches there are, that white-male energy that I wasn’t part of”
Kera Bolonik
Exclusive: '90s "SNL" star talks Phil Hartman, Pat, Victoria Jackson & what it's like to tell Lorne you're leaving
A former sex slave’s terrifying ordeal: “As soon as he put the blindfold on, I knew something was wrong”
Tessie Castillo
Jill Brenneman lived a nightmare for three years. When she was finally free, she made a remarkable transformation
“Mad Men” recap: “Advertising is not a very comfortable place for everyone”
Sonia Saraiya
Last night's big moments for Peggy and Joan have been 10 years in the making
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