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Natalie Merchant sees right through the sexist music industry: “The patriarchy wants to dispose of women at a certain age”

Erin Lyndal Martin
Salon talks to Natalie Merchant about what has and hasn't changed for her and her fans in 25 years of "Tigerlily"

We are all glassholes now: Privilege, Silicon Valley, and our new wearable tech problem

Kevin Healey
As Google tries Google Glass again, we need to think about tech rules -- or risk becoming even bigger jerks

They want kids to be robots: Meet the new education craze designed to distract you from overtesting

David Forbes
"Reformers" talk about mindfulness as if it's an answer, not just another way to sneak corporate culture in schools

Our stuff is burying us alive: Hoarding and the mountains of garbage we call “collections”

Brian Thill
Would you want to inherit your friends' stuff? Your valuables might mean just as little

The Hero’s Journey: The idea you never knew had shaped “Star Wars”

John Higgs
Joseph Campbell believed a single archetypal story lay at the heart of all stories -- George Lucas was listening

#MerryChristmas Starbucks! Watch the absurd “war on Christmas” call-to-arms over red coffee cups

Erin Keane
According to this guy, Starbucks went too far when they debuted a plain red cup this season

Slavery, the Nazis and the KKK: We can’t face the past, and it’s poisoning our future

Andrew O'Hehir
Faulkner's maxim is truer than ever -- and while the whole world struggles with history, America's denial is toxic

Quentin Tarantino is Fox News’ piñata: The real reason why Bill O’Reilly and the police hate him

Amanda Marcotte
Tarantino's movies paint oppressive authority as evil but ridiculous. No wonder pro-police forces are after him

Before Amy Schumer and her “160 pounds and can catch a d*ck” swagger, this sex-positive iconoclast made her art-world mark

Eileen G'Sell
"Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict" is a compelling portrait of one of the art world's most intriguing players

Marco Rubio is in big trouble: Why the GOP’s extremist fringe is mobilizing against him

Heather Digby Parton
The same forces that deposed Eric Cantor from the House last year are now showing signs of movement against Rubio

5 reasons Dana Carvey’s new show “First Impressions” could be the hit he deserves

Anna Silman
Watch "Saturday Night Live's" greatest impressionist mimic everyone from Putin to "Michael Caine as God"

Bill Nye demolishes climate deniers: “The single most important thing we can do now is talk about climate change.”

Sean Illing
In a Salon exclusive, the scientist discusses his new book, "Unstoppable," and the urgent need for climate action

“It’s happening in every law enforcement agency across the country”: The stunning rate of sexual assault among local law enforcement

Carrie Weisman
The AP finds as many as 1,000 officers have lost their badges between 2009 and 2014, for a wide range of sex crimes

Tarantino’s street cred gamble: The art of violating racial boundaries and saying the unsayable — and how it’s going to pay off

Andrew O'Hehir
His "murdering cops" remarks reflect a lifelong fascination with black culture—and might also be brilliant timing

Who is Ben Carson trying to fool with his bizarre, insincere rap ad?: “He’s a more refined version of Sarah Palin”

Scott Timberg
An African American political historian speaks to Salon about Carson's absurd ploy to connect with black voters

Ben Carson’s bizarro-world pyramid madness: This is why evangelicals adore him, and everyone else will find him nuts

Amanda Marcotte
Ben Carson is beloved by evangelical voters, but he probably won't appeal to others. He may not even want to

Enough about Kim Kardashian’s sex tape: How hard does a woman have to work to prove she’s earned her success?

Rachel Kramer Bussel
Rebel Wilson's criticism of the Kardashian women is a too-easy shortcut around calling out real issues

Jennifer Lawrence found an easier solution to the gender pay gap with her new Amy Schumer collaboration: “There’s not really boys in it”

Anna Silman
Lawrence and Schumer are keeping the focus on themselves, playing sisters in their new comedy

Ronda Rousey gives terrible sex advice: “If you need lube, then you’re being lazy” shows she has no business telling other people how to get off

Rachel Kramer Bussel
Experts agree Rousey's latest "do-nothing" accusation — otherwise known as "lube-shaming" — is way off the mark

One pill the first day, four to follow: The safe alternative to clinic-based abortions that women aren’t using

Valerie Tarico
Conservative politicians have erected a barricade of “health regulations” that have nothing to do with health

San Francisco sells its soul: Money rules the city now, bohemia be damned

Steve Rosenfeld
Chalk another one up for the tech billionaires. Tuesday's ballot votes are an assault on the city's very history

Jennifer Lawrence needs to watch Amy Schumer’s “Last F**kable Day”: This is her ingenue blind spot

Nico Lang
J-Law demands wage parity for women in Hollywood, while ignoring the role she plays in sidelining older actresses

Bob Dylan’s “electric trilogy” masterpieces: I played all 18 discs and 357 tracks. Here’s why you should

Erik Nelson
Over 14 months Bob Dylan changed music with three albums. He's finally released the full story. I played every note

The Spike Lee “Chi-raq” trap: For black directors, even a film trailer is an impossibly high-stakes release

Shannon M. Houston
Criticism of Lee's latest film is heating up before the movie even opens — that's the burden of representation
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