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Birth of a “Troll Nation”: Amanda Marcotte on how and why conservatives embraced the dark side
Andrew O'Hehir
Amanda Marcotte's new book is about a problem bigger than Trump: The turn toward hate that made him possible
The importance of “Vida” outweighs its imperfections
Melanie McFarland
Starz's new drama brings a fresh perspective on a culture not often explored with meaning and profundity on TV
Midlife isn’t a crisis: Why the second half of your life will the happiest
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Salon talks to author Jonathan Rauch on "The Happiness Curve" and why turning 50 is great
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The enduring magic of “Caddyshack”: How it helped usher in a new age of American comedy
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Salon talks to critic Chris Nashawaty about his new book on why "Caddyshack" was such a watershed film event
The pivotal place of the ancient Greeks in the history of drunkenness
Mark Forsyth
For all the fuss the Ancient Greeks made about being Greek, it's notable that their god of wine was a foreigner
Our TV road to “Atlanta” is one long, strange trip into hyperreality
Melanie McFarland
The wide divide existing between the Kanyes of Earth and the rest of us is held in place by our worship of illusion
LeBron James, peacemaker: The evolution of the modern black political athlete
Howard Bryant
Unlike Muhammad Ali before them, black athletes' activism now resembles a corporate bridge between the races
Inside China’s “tolerated” LGBT scene: “You’ll see, gays exist”
Frédéric Martel, trans. by Patsy Baudoin
"As long as we’re not antigovernment, everything is OK,” says the manager of a popular Beijing gay nightclub
Lost in “the desert of the real” with Donald Trump: We all took the red pill, right? It didn’t work
Andrew O'Hehir
Did dystopian science fiction and postmodern theory simply predict the decay of reality, or actually cause it?
Film “RBG” about Ruth Bader Ginsburg unpacks the justice behind the fame
Rachel Leah
The new film documents the justice's life, but highlights her early work as a litigator on behalf of women
Spend some time “Alone” with Chrissie Hynde, rock ‘n roll transcendentalist
David Masciotra
This fascinating BBC documentary, available on DVD in May, takes viewers on a private tour of the "rock chick" life
Did philosopher Alexander Dugin, aka “Putin’s brain,” shape the 2016 election?
Conor Lynch
Alexander Dugin wants a left-right alliance against liberalism — and urged Russia to meddle in Western politics
Female firefighters defy old ideas of who can be an American hero
Lorraine Dowler
Why are just 5 percent of firefighters female?
Sexbots aren’t the answer to misogynist incel rage
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Ross Douthat's boneheaded op-ed in The New York Times shows a profound ignorance of rape culture
Trump and Rudy Giuliani rush to “clarify” their Stormy Daniels mess
Matthew Rozsa
"He'll get his facts straight" Trump declared about his latest lawyer, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani
EXCLUSIVE: Producer Adi Shankar has a solution that would help “The Simpsons” solve its Apu problem
Shira Tarlo
"Crowdsourcing the Cure for 'The Simpsons'" asks participants to write a new "Simpsons" episode centered around Apu
“Star Wars” didn’t kill American cinema. Is it New Hollywood’s greatest achievement?
Erin Keane
Salon talks to A.D. Jameson about geek culture, "Star Wars" and his book "I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing"
I love Kanye West. He loves Donald Trump (or claims to). It’s a puzzling equation
Chauncey DeVega
Kanye West is the perfect distillation of greed, narcissism and celebrity culture. Well, along with his new BFF
Why genetics makes some people more vulnerable to opioid addiction — and protects others
Jill Turner, Fair Vassoler, Kathleen Chiasson-Downs
Is there hope for helping individuals with opioid addiction?
Former Comcast employees claim company fired them for going public with harassment claims
Shira Tarlo
Times Up Comcast: Call center employees allege they were retaliated against for complaining about sexual harassment
Meet “Kitty and Ellen,” Holocaust survivors and lifelong friends
Tom Roston
See why their friendship is as important as their shared history in the documentary now streaming on Salon Premium
Kanye West suggests slavery was “a choice,” tweets false Harriet Tubman quote
Rachel Leah
Luckily, people who do read books and know history took the recording artist to task
YouTube Red’s “Cobra Kai” revisits a rivalry and asks us to rethink labels
Melanie McFarland
"Cobra Kai": Making Johnny Lawrence great again
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