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“But you’re basically white, right?”: I’m Latina and I don’t speak Spanish
Julie M. Rodriguez
I can barely speak a word of my grandparents’ tongue, but that doesn't mean I don't know where I come from
Our wild World Cup road trip: To Mexico, looking for the juice of football
Sean Wilsey
We wanted to watch Mexico play Cameroon in Mexico. It was harder than you might imagine to find a bar with the game
“Game of Thrones” can’t possibly have a satisfying ending
Peter Finocchiaro
The show's obsession with the contradictions of power is the best thing about it--and its biggest problem
Casey Kasem was the godfather of the listicle
Jen Chaney
Before Buzzfeed, before Total Request Live, even before Letterman's Top Ten, there was American Top 40
7 worst right-wing moments of the week — Rick Perry takes homophobia to new heights
Janet Allon
The Texas governor makes a startlingly offensive comment (even for him), while Pat Robertson goes off about guns
Spike heels, sex and strollers: I’m tired of lady mags pretending that motherhood doesn’t exist
Elissa Strauss
We may love to hate Gwyneth, but the celebrity interview is the only way motherhood makes its way into glossy mags
“You have to create the language of the misogynist”: Meet the man who invented Dothraki for “Game of Thrones”
Prachi Gupta
David Peterson talks about GRRM, his favorite fictional realms, and why so many people want to learn Dothraki
The 43 greatest LGBT films of all-time
AUSTIN DALE, DEVIN LEE FULLER, Peter Knegt, BRYCE J. RENNINGER, Nigel M. Smith
June marks the 43rd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Here are 43 films to celebrate Pride Month
James Joyce’s lyrical, sensual literary legacy: Why so many novels steal from “Ulysses”
Robert D. Newman
From Pat Conroy to Richard Russo, mainstream contemporary fiction would not exist without Joyce's novel
Celebrating Father’s Day as a transgender parent
Brynn Tannehill
When I transitioned more than two years ago, one of the hardest issues had been what my children should call me
What the hell does “sustainable” even mean?
Lindsay Abrams
We need to define our buzzwords better, author Douglas Gayeton tells Salon
The world needs “invisible” people: Why fame-seekers and attention-cravers have it all wrong
David Zweig
The allure of fame and fortune are strong, but the people behind the scenes reveal the merits of a low profile
Guns made civil rights possible: Breaking down the myth of nonviolent change
Charles E. Cobb Jr.
A crucial part of the struggle's been forgotten: how armed self-defense protected activists from white supremacists
Why I left libertarianism: An ethical critique of a limited ideology
Will Moyer
I value many contributions libertarianism makes to challenging power. But here's why I no longer associate with it
Education’s war on millennials: Why everyone is failing the “digital generation”
Elizabeth Losh
Both reformers and traditionalists view technology as a way to control students — and they're getting it very wrong
Reality TV takes on the royal family — with ludicrous, drunken results
Daniel D'Addario
From "I Wanna Marry Harry" to "Ladies of London," reality shows proclaim that the British royals are just like us
“Modern Family’s” modern fathers: The decade’s best sitcom is also its most important
Amanda D. Lotz
Don't underestimate the role of the award-winning sitcom on changing attitudes -- it's the '10s "Will & Grace"
Stars: they’re just like us! Welcome to the age of celebrity fangirling
Hayley Krischer
Franco's short story about Lohan. Gosling's Macaulay Culkin T-shirt. Celeb culture has never been so self-aware
NRA’s “really big problem”: Why it’s dependent on a dwindling fringe
Elias Isquith
Gun lobby is now reliant on an increasingly radical right-wing sect -- and that spells trouble, an expert explains
Donna Tartt’s multicultural fantasy: How “The Goldfinch” got away with its disgraceful racial politics
Joy Castro
In the Pulitzer-winning novel, people of color read like wishful caricatures. Why isn't anyone talking about it?
Right-wing anger turned deadly: What Jerad Miller mess was really about
Heather Digby Parton
Conservatives now trying to claim that the Vegas shooters were somehow lefty radicals. Here's why that's laughable
This is the absolute worst way to teach your kids to read
Laura Miller
Apps that force kids to log book time as a way to earn Internet and TV access are a huge mistake
“Democracy has been hacked”: Al Gore channels his inner Thomas Piketty
David Sirota
The former vice president rails against America's exploding income inequality at a Nashville tech conference
Fox News’ “high five” idiocy: Why they’re so confused about teenage boys
Katie McDonough
Geniuses at demented network continue crusade of minimizing sexual violence. Watch the hilarity ensue!
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