We survived the G. W. Bush regression without social media and digital activism; we can hold our own against Trump

Betelgeuse is so dim that Orion has lost his shoulder. If the star explodes, it will be as bright as the full moon

Stop railing against helicopter parents, or saying 20-somethings can't handle stress. The truth is far more complex

We must not suffer such a dangerous and unnecessary social breakdown again.

A selection of Salon Technology articles highlighting unconventional minds.

Dante Servin was acquitted in the shooting death of an unarmed black woman. He defended his actions as standard

It's easy to dismiss films like "The Grand Budapest Hotel" as kitsch. But for Anderson, the medium is the message

Georgia senator still holds up to $25 million in stock in her former company, which profits from offshore loopholes

When 98 percent of Catholics use birth control, why is Obama in hot water for making sure insurance covers it?

Joaquin Phoenix plays a stoned L.A. Don Quixote in Paul Thomas Anderson's hilarious, elegiac Pynchon noir

Come back, Mr. Jordan: The NBA Finals are in danger of going down as the lowest-rated playoffs since 1981, while couch potatoes turn off college games, too. What's wrong with hoops?

Crypto exchange FTX was valued at more than $30 billion just weeks ago. Now it's in bankruptcy proceedings

Ah, the days of seducing pretty girls with the aphrodisiac of aviation. Not to mention near death by midair collision.