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Phil Hartman’s final night: The tragic death of a “Saturday Night Live” genius
Mike Thomas
Exclusive: The shocking minute-by-minute account of the comedian's death at the hands of his wife, Brynn
When the Republicans went insane: Newt Gingrich, Fox News, Grover Norquist and the roots of today’s shameful intransigence
Heather Cox Richardson
Understanding the GOP revolution means studying the mid-'90s, when Fox and Drudge began, and tax pledges meant all
I couldn’t finish my brother’s story
Will Boast
I was a teenager when mom died slowly, then my brother, abruptly, in a car wreck. It was too much loss for fiction
“Dude, you get to blow up stuff”: The moral awakening of a Navy man
Keith Gentry
We had become so desensitized to death we laughed at violent YouTube videos. I wanted more than blind patriotism
The big college ranking sham: Why you must ignore U.S. News and World’s Report list
Matthew Segal
Students and parents are making life-changing decisions based on a single list. Here's why it's a waste of time
John Twelve Hawks: “New surveillance states have placed us in an invisible prison”
John Twelve Hawks
Is it possible to go untracked in this new digital dystopia? It's gotten harder -- but here's how I've done it
Mainstream feminism is tepid and cowardly: Work, sex, race, “having it all” and true liberation
Laurie Penny
We're told we can "have it all" -- as long as that means marriage, babies, a finance job, shoes and exhaustion
Why artificial intelligence is the future of religion
Michael Schulson
Robotics and Christianity have a longer history than you'd expect, and they're only growing more entangled
Deepak Chopra: “I am pissed off by Richard Dawkins’ arrogance and his pretense of being a really good scientist. He is not”
Tom Roston
The guru of inner peace says his battle with Richard Dawkins is fueled by anger over his arrogance and posturing
“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
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