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The dying world of “Grand Budapest Hotel”
Andreas Bernard
How hotels like the one in Wes Anderson's new film became a charming but outmoded relic of the past
Oops, he’s running again! Rick Perry wows CPAC
Joan Walsh
Conservatives say Perry’s pain-free, rested and ready for 2016. That just shows how weak the GOP field really is
You’ve never seen video games played like this before
Sarah Gray
Part DJing, part gaming: Watch an artist use a synthesizer to play both music and Mario Brothers
“Portlandia’s” Carrie Brownstein: “I want to poke and prod and prick people”
David Daley
The funniest smart person on TV talks "Portlandia," the Clash & Lorrie Moore, and why the dream of the '90s matters
Zimmerman, Dunn and what went horribly wrong: Author Lisa Bloom talks to Salon
Paul Rosenberg
From implicit racial bias to "stand your ground," Lisa Bloom says dangerous forces are distorting criminal justice
Stop blaming Iowa! MFA vs. NYC is a phony debate
Tony Tulathimutte
The book world has a new phony debate. On the good side, at least we're not arguing about Franzen anymore
6 weird consequences of sex they don’t teach you about in sex ed
April De Costa
Your teacher probably left out the part about semen allergies, broken penises and having spontaneous orgasms
Sea level rise could knock out the Statue of Liberty, along with a fifth of all World Heritage sites
Lindsay Abrams
This is why we can't have nice things
Meet the environmental “regulator” who hates science: John Skvarla’s coal ash mess
Spencer Woodman
When a facility dumped many tons of toxic coal ash into N.C.’s Dan River, how the state reacted will astound you
Oprah Winfrey’s exploitation of Lindsay Lohan
Daniel D'Addario
On the new reality show "Lindsay," the actress's dramas are dragged into the light. Is this what she needs?
The Coen brothers: Hollywood existentialists
Noah Kumin
From "Fargo" to "The Big Lebowski," their films' true mystery is invariably man's greater purpose on Earth
“Stalingrad”: A national myth for Putin’s Russia
Andrew O'Hehir
Fedor Bondarchuk on his eye-popping WWII epic, which helps explain the psychology behind the Ukraine crisis
Why I can’t stand white belly dancers
Randa Jarrar
Whether they know it or not, white women who practice belly dance are engaging in appropriation
Trigger warnings on campus: What the critics are missing
Katie McDonough
Trigger warnings are an imperfect but sometimes necessary band-aid on the open and gaping wounds plaguing colleges
6 disturbingly racist and sexist frat party themes — from just this past year!
Hannah Gold
The Greek community keeps finding creative new ways to be completely horrible
That awkward conversation about my stripping
Christina Fallon
I was proud of my job in sex work. But I learned to hate the moment when someone asked what I did for a living
Addiction isn’t “fun”: The problem with moderation manifestoes
Leslie Garrett
When writers claim they can abuse drugs and alcohol and still have a great time, I think of their families
Welcome to Salon Innovation!
Sarah Gray
Cool culture, ideas, tech and politics on Salon, because innovative ideas are everywhere and you want to know first
Diet Coke chooses sides in the tech culture wars
Andrew Leonard
A new ad campaign hits the wrong note in the middle of San Francisco's housing crisis
When the right loved Vladimir Putin
Elias Isquith
Back when Putin was in the news for oppressing LGBT people, many conservatives said he had his virtues
Oscars: Hollywood’s conflicted selfie
Andrew O'Hehir
McConaughey's wacky monologue, "Adele Nazeem," the "12 Years a Slave" feud and other Oscar puzzles
In praise of the mani-cam, Oscar night’s silliest device
Daniel D'Addario
It's the logical end point of Oscar red-carpet excess, and we might as well enjoy it
Democracy needs gardeners! My liberating DIY revolution
Megan Mayhew Bergman
Yes, sometimes the dog pees on the lettuce. But gardening's still the most radical political behavior anyone can do
Atheism’s radical new heroes: Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and an evolving new moral view
Peter Watson
From Dawkins to Harris, the new debate between science and religion is being led by fascinating, surprising voices
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