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London cyclists stage mass “die-in” to protest dangerous road and traffic conditions
Lindsay Abrams
The protest came after six cyclists were killed by motor vehicles in just two weeks
6 signs our culture is sick with greed
R.J. Eskow
More than ever, we seem infatuated with the fruits of unproductive avarice
Bob Dylan charged with inciting hatred in France
Prachi Gupta
The singer compared Croats to the KKK and the Nazis in 2012
T Bone Burnett on “Inside Llewyn Davis”: “The film, truly and seriously, is the story of my life”
Drew Fortune
The veteran producer talks to Salon about the Coen brothers, his own career arc and the most perfect record ever
Psychopaths: Some are just like us!
James Fallon
Look out! Not all psychopaths are serial killers. Some reveal asocial tendencies more subtly, as a new test shows
The rise of girl-on-girl
Tracy Clark-Flory
Four times as many women report having had a same-sex experience than they did two decades ago. Why?
Period pride takes pop culture by storm
Emily Shire
From songs to T-shirts, artists are embracing menstruation in all its bloody glory
Treme Returns for the Final Episodes
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My kids like the nanny better!
Lauren Slater
I knew I'd need help to be a mom -- but didn't think my kids would ever pick the sitter over me
6 comedians everyone in your family can enjoy
Prachi Gupta
Minimize your awkward family time and spend it laughing at standup instead
Legalized pot could threaten the alcohol industry
Jodie Gummow
Will another option for the law abiding reduce alcohol consumption or just give rise to more intoxication?
Fist-bumping while Rome burns: The seduction of Silicon Valley disruption
Andrew Leonard
San Francisco is filled with pink moustaches and it is pissing people off. But it's also kind of cool
“The Punk Singer”: Kathleen Hanna’s riotous life
Andrew O'Hehir
"The Punk Singer" is a clear-eyed look at Kathleen Hanna's emergence -- and endurance -- as a riot-grrrl icon
6 incredible female writers who served time
Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn
Authors like Emma Goldman learned the hard way that sometimes expressing your mind is a criminal offense
Abe Lincoln, cross-dressing and the American way: The real history of Thanksgiving
Jarret Ruminski
What we think of as Thanskgiving really started in the 19th century, with some rituals that might surprise you
What happened to Thanksgiving TV?
Daniel Carlson
"The culture in which a Thanksgiving-themed episode could make a splash is dying. It might be dead already"
Thanksgiving is for sociopaths
Robert Jensen
I don't have anything against turkey. But I can't abide a holiday that denies its genocidal historical context
Avett Brothers cellist Joe Kwon explains the band’s famous energy
Win Bassett
Kwon talks to Salon about how the band preps for their physically demanding shows, and his own artistic process
The year’s most overrated anniversary: Quit celebrating “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
Stephen Deusner
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a good song, but other 1963 singles are just as important -- and ignored
“Oldboy”: Spike Lee’s odd, flawed remake
Andrew O'Hehir
Josh Brolin smolders, but this tame, Tarantino-style remake of the ultraviolent cult hit ultimately feels pointless
What to get Rush Limbaugh for Christmas
Joan Walsh
He and Jonah Goldberg and other right-wingers whitesplaining racism to Oprah should watch “Many Rivers to Cross”
Pope Francis: Capitalism is “a new tyranny”
Katie McDonough
"The culture of prosperity deadens us," the pope writes in a document laying out the platform for his papacy
How the corporate Grinch stole Thanksgiving!
Josh Eidelson
While the right grouses about a "War on Christmas," corporations have their own version: Starting with Black Friday
France wants to punish sex worker clients
Sylvie Corbet
Europe is paying attention as the country seeks to protect the prostitute
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