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The toxic lure of “he said/she said”: Why we’re disgusted by Jian Ghomeshi but love the “The Affair”
Andi Zeisler
These cases are so frustrating in real life, yet we flock to fictional ones as if they could teach us something new
“Queerness is a state of mind”: Michael Stipe on the anniversary of his coming-out
Erin Keane
Stipe's trailblazing move was to announce his sexual identity, repeatedly, until people were forced to listen
Will Neil Patrick Harris save variety — or bury it?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The star is set to bring back the format, but industry insiders are skeptical
What’s the matter with Kansas? A dispatch from the front lines of its fight for marriage equality
Steven Rosenfeld
Despite the state's fiercely conservative politics, its LGBT movement is slowly but surely gaining traction
The Wall Street Journal’s shameless dishonesty: What its defense of Kansas’ tax cuts says about the right’s real agenda
Luke Brinker
Paper claims Kansas' tax cuts are working just fine -- any problems are the liberals' fault!
EXCLUSIVE: Russell Brand unloads on Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, sad Obama fans and more
David Daley
Brand tells Salon about his evil admiration for Fox liars, how he discovered Chomsky, and his radical "Revolution"
Jian Ghomeshi to #Gamergate: Our culture’s toxic masculinity crisis on display
Katie McDonough
When do we get to talk seriously about misogyny and violence against women? A list of opportunities we should take
Wingnut congressional candidate blames separation of church and state for Penn State sex abuse scandal
Luke Brinker
On 2011 radio program, the Georgia GOPer declared that this is what happens when "you kick God out"
The class war over sexual abuse accusations
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The media's hypocritical handling of Jian Ghomeshi's and "Mama June" Shannon's controversies exposes ingrained bias
Richard Dawkins is wrong: Religion is not inherently violent
Laura Miller
Bestselling author Karen Armstrong's panoramic survey of the history of faith and war disproves an atheist canard
The future is disappearing: How humanity is falling short of its grand technological promise
Christian Cantrell
Are you waiting for a world in which technology finally makes good on its promise? Don't hold your breath
The rise of climate fiction: When literature takes on global warming and devastating droughts
Michael Berry
"The more you pay attention, the more horrifying the world is," says writer Paolo Bacigalupi
Facebook has totally reinvented human identity: Why it’s even worse than you think
Susan Cox
Mark Zuckerberg's ideas about what constitutes "identity" aren't just laughable — they're downright destructive
Meet the Kansans fighting conservatives tooth and nail for gay rights
Steven Rosenfeld
Home to the Westboro Baptist Church, the state is as homophobic as any in the union. A brave few are taking a stand
Thomas Frank: “We are such losers”
Thomas Frank
Liberals yearn to believe in post-ideological blank slates -- and get disappointed every time. Will we ever learn?
How to survive an apocalypse: What pop culture taught me about living through the end of the world
Hayley Krischer
Everything I've gleaned from such wellsprings of post-apocalyptic wisdom as "World War Z" and "The Walking Dead"
Petty, obsessive, egotistical, self-loathing: Margo Howard, William Giraldi and why authors need to stay off the Internet
Emily Gould
A rash of wacky essays complaining about reviewers and Cormac McCarthy comparisons is a sign of a deeper problem
From Bush to Obama: American exceptionalism is a plague on our collective conscience
David Bromwich
The same myopia has afflicted both administrations. It's time we confront the truth about ourselves as a nation
Silicon Valley will destroy your job: Amazon, Facebook and our sick new economy
Richard (RJ) Eskow
The "sharing economy" makes Silicon Valley rich and takes from the rest of us. We ignore this at our imminent peril
7 things McDonald’s really wants you to forget
Martha Rosenberg
The fast-food giant has a checkered history of abusing the environment -- and its workers
#Gamergate is really about terrorism: Why Bill Maher should be vilifying the gaming community, too
Branko Marcetic
It's time for us to face up to our persistent double standard on what constitutes a terrorist act
“Force Majeure”: Gripping tale of a near-disaster and an imploding marriage
Andrew O'Hehir
Swedish director Ruben Östlund hits the Oscar race with this bracing tale of a ski vacation gone terribly wrong
“Gamergate is now irredeemably toxic”: The top 10 takeaways from Chris Kluwe’s Reddit AMA
Sarah Gray
He warns all those associated with #Gamergate to drop the hashtag immediately
Yesterday’s pin-up girls: This New York mag piece couldn’t have come at a better time
Hayley Krischer
After all the uproar over the pressure Hollywood puts on women, this feature was just what the culture needed
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