Jeff Weise's murderous rampage at the Red Lake Indian reservation horrified the nation. But in this closed and despairing world, shocking levels of violence are normal. A Salon exclusive.

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From "Little Miss Sunshine" to the new film "Force Majeure," bad family trips make great stories

Federal employees have broad rights to tell the public what they know, which is bad news for President Trump

When my mom split up with my not-mom, Mother's Day lost its charm.

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The long-running sitcom ends its reign with a flurry of bickering, boxers and babies -- and, yes, a few misty eyes.

"Many attempts have been made to develop a ketone supplement"

A dental-phobic writer takes a trip into the cavity we call the mouth.

As New Yorkers plot to expand their liquor business, things get bloody in Atlantic City

Young men once fretted over sculpting the future, not whether they were going to get a sweaty power-handshake. What happened?

Christian Picciolini now works to de-radicalize white supremacists. He was one of them, once

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Fat people deserve to be depicted as people on screen, and revenge fantasies are very human stories