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Two mass shootings within a week: America’s gruesome “bingo card” total keeps growing
Chauncey DeVega
As usual, a wave of grief and horror will lead to nothing, because a minority of Americans likes it this way
Representation heals: How watching K-dramas lifted the weight of white supremacy and freed my tongue
Alicia Hannah
One Korean Australian American actress finally learned her parents' language after seeking representation onscreen
Racism, misogyny, guns and religion: Experts call Atlanta “an unmistakable American stew”
Chauncey DeVega
Was it a racist hate crime, a misogynist attack or religious fanaticism? Experts suggest they're all connected
Meghan McCain apologizes after she gets called out for anti-Asian statements by John Oliver
Manuela Lopez Restrepo
John Oliver highlighted the hypocrisy of Meghan McCain condemning the recent attacks at Asian day spas
Republicans have perfected the troll two-step: The art of being a jerk and then playing the victim
Amanda Marcotte
Step one: Say or do something wildly offensive. Step two: Whine that you’re being “canceled.” Bingo, it’s payday!
Coverage of the migrant surge at the border shows how easily the media can be trolled by Republicans
Heather Digby Parton
Media can educate the public without ratcheting up the hysteria by calmly providing the historical context
Acclaimed chef Brandon Jew: How did San Francisco’s Chinatown succeed? Through the food
Joseph Neese
The owner of the Michelin-starred Mister Jiu's shares the food and the history of his Chinatown eatery with Salon
Kentucky Republicans are trying to make cancel culture law
Jon Skolnik
The Kentucky State Senate just passed a bill that would make it a crime to insult police officers
From erasure to recategorizing: What we should do with Dr. Seuss books
Monica Eileen Patterson
Archives and museums must constantly make tough decisions about what to keep, what to refuse or even remove
The pandemic has been hard on us extroverts — and it’s not getting easier
Mary Elizabeth Williams
You'd think we'd be excited to be getting back out there. But it's not that simple. We've regressed
Lab leak: a scientific debate mired in politics — and unresolved
Charles Schmidt
More than a year into the COVID pandemic, some scientists say the possibility of a lab leak never got a fair look
HBO’s QAnon series “Q: Into the Storm” is a bewildering attempt to decode a super-conspiracy
Melanie McFarland
Cullen Hoback's six-part look at the QAnon conspiracy explains everything, all at once, and remains perplexing
The Nas generation of scholars: Finally, a Grammy for the hip hop artist who led me to liberation
Darryl Robertson
His discography gave me a blueprint, unleashing a flood of curiosity about Black history and literature
My bath bomb gave me a UTI — and apparently I’m not the first
Nicole Karlis
An attempt to indulge in self-care turned into a painful infection
How Evangelicalism’s racist roots and purity culture teachings catalyzed the Atlanta killings
Ashlie D. Stevens
Long described his victims as “temptations” he needed to “eliminate,” rhetoric that is common in purity culture
Racism is behind anti-Asian American violence, even when it’s not a hate crime
Pawan Dhingra
Some racism isn't criminal at all but still is the result of deep-seated and long-standing racial prejudices
The unrepentant joy and popularity of R.E.M.’s polarizing “Shiny Happy People”
Annie Zaleski
Thirty years after the release of "Out of Time," here's why the upbeat, earnest song still enjoys love & respect
Cancel work: The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that work is not a virtue
Matthew Rozsa
Philosophers argue that work should not be required to live a good life. The pandemic has proven that
The world moved online during the pandemic, and that’s just a start for better disability access
Ashlie D. Stevens
Cooking classes, watching new movies, and touring museums from home is now possible – but could be more inclusive
Don’t laugh at Mr. Potato Head: The right’s culture-war obsessions are a threat to democracy
Chauncey DeVega
Do conservatives really think they can win elections on Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head? They might not be wrong
How sex addiction is (wrongly) used as a cover for violence
Nicole Karlis
Therapists say people who are “addicted” to sex typically don’t exhibit "homicidal behavior"
How the far right is turning meat eating into a culture war battle
Alex Henderson
Far-right Colorado talk radio hosts make meat consumption the latest culture war battle
What the newly-discovered Dead Sea Scrolls tell us about history
Matthew Rozsa
"More pieces to the puzzle": Researchers tell Salon what the scrolls say about humanity's past
Joe Biden has been better than we could have hoped — but is that enough?
Chauncey DeVega
In these early weeks, Biden has proven he can be the champion America needs. What lies ahead will be even harder
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