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“People enjoy talking sh*t”: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett defends “Lulu,” the band’s daring and notorious Lou Reed album

David Masciotra
The guitarist opens up about creating one of rock and roll's most surprising and ridiculed partnerships

The mysteries of chili heat: Why people love the pain

John McQuaid
When eating hot peppers the difference between “just right” and “ouch” is razor-thin. Here's why

Anti-vaxxers are not the enemy: Science, politics and the crisis of authority

Andrew O'Hehir
My kids got their shots! But climate denial is far more dangerous, and a larger cultural crisis looms behind both

Beyond “50 Shades”: A cinematic tour through BDSM’s tackiest and most titillating scenes

Gary M. Kramer
From the romance of "Secretary" to the horror of Dan Aykroyd in leather, here are 10 S&M-themed films ranked

I’m a U.S. veteran, and “American Sniper” is rife with lies

Brock McIntosh
Clint Eastwood's film is propagandistic fiction masquerading as a “true story." Here's why it's so dangerous

Birth of a shadow doctrine: How a small group of lawyers launched a war against international law

Jens David Ohlin
From torture to drone strikes, international law is under attack in the U.S. Here's how it all began

The anti-Pick Up Artist’s Guide: A new graphic novel teaches teen boys how to form healthy hook-ups

Rachel Kramer Bussel
Sex educator Colin Adamo is working on the illustrated guide to healthy and enjoyable sex for young straight guys

“Boys will be boys and girls will be sluts”: Leora Tanenbaum on defeating slut-shaming in the age of the Internet

Jenny Kutner
"I Am Not a Slut" author tells Salon that girls have the tools to fight back -- but adults need to take the lead

Could this finally be Beyonce’s year? 15 questions about this year’s Grammy Awards

Anna Silman
Sunday is music's biggest -- and most confusing -- night

“Jupiter Ascending”: Channing Tatum in Spock ears fights lizard men, but not for laughs

Andrew O'Hehir
Eddie Redmayne is more fun here than as Hawking, but that's not enough to save the Wachowskis' space opera (UPDATE)

We left the fools in charge: Bush and Cheney are still defining American foreign policy

Paul Rosenberg
Obama should have completely reinvented the war-fighting policies he inherited. He didn't, which will cost us all

Eddie Huang is our Richard Pryor: “Fresh off the Boat” and TV history in the making

Arthur Chu
Asian-Americans have been TVs invisible minority forever, but that's not the reason to love "Fresh off the Boat"

“Maison Close”: Dive into 19th-century brothel life with this addictive French workplace drama

Andrew O'Hehir
A hard-hitting, tangled drama about the lives of 1870s sex workers finally hits the U.S. -- and it's riveting

Christian sex activists warn against the “dangers of mommy porn” and “50 Shades of Grey”

Rachel Kramer Bussel
Writers urge women to "put down Cosmo and pick up the Bible" -- or trade "50 Shades" for their Bible-based manual

“It’s Always Sunny” pulls a “True Detective”: How this weird little comedy became king of the pop culture homage

Anna Silman
Yesterday's episode featured an epic 7-minute tracking shot, part of a long line of spot-on pop culture parodies

The right’s measles canard: What a ridiculous new attack on immigrants says about GOP

Elias Isquith
Ben Carson's not the only conservative implying immigrants threaten public health. Here's what's behind the hate

“Get in Trouble”: Going back inside the weird and wonderful world of Kelly Link

Laura Miller
"Get in Trouble" is the first new collection in a decade from the foremost master of cross-genre storytelling

Monogamy is the natural way for humans — but so is polygamy

Jenny Kutner
A sexual research study finds that human mating patterns generally fall into two categories: "stay" vs. "stray"

Lani Guinier on our Ivy League meritocracy lie: “You don’t want only those people who do well on the SAT”

Jeff Bryant
EXCLUSIVE: The civil rights authority tells Salon why teaching to the test hurts kids -- and favors the elite

Exclusive: Watch the hypnotic short film based on Tom McCarthy’s new novel “Satin Island”

Erin Keane
The acclaimed avant-garde novelist collaborated with filmmaker Johan Grimonprez on a video inspired by his new book

The “perfect victim” myth: How attempts to discredit rape survivors stand in the way of real change

Katie McDonough
A profile of the man accused of raping Emma Sulkowicz discredits the alleged victim's story. Sound familiar?

GOP gubernatorial candidate: Liberals’ “sexual permissiveness” to blame for child porn

Luke Brinker
Missouri Republican Catherine Hanaway makes insane assertion at conservative forum

Similac and Mayim Bialik are both wrong about the breastfeeding “mom wars”

Mary Elizabeth Williams
A baby formula ad goes viral -- and heats up the debate

Mike Huckabee’s Beyonce fixation: Not entirely wrong, say Iowa Republicans

Jim Newell
A plurality of likely Iowa GOP caucus-goers agree: Beyonce's music is "mental poison." It's gonna be a long year...
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