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Diplomatic envoy Jared Kushner meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a visit to Jerusalem on Aug. 17, 2026. (Shalev Shalom (GPO)/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Jared Kushner cosplays Henry Kissinger

Heather Digby Parton
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in "The X-Files" (Fox/Liaison/Getty Images)

"The X-Files" still make us believe

Coleman Spilde
An AI chatbot responding to a query about abortion clinics with information about a crisis pregnancy center instead. (Illustration by Salon)

AI’s abortion misinformation problem

Nicole Karlis
Chief Justice John Roberts attends President Donald Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Roberts is still in the tank for Trump

Alex Galbraith
Actress Hayden Panettiere attends "Heroes: Countdown to The Premiere" on September 7, 2008, in Los Angeles, California. (Jason LaVeris / FilmMagic)

The myth of the indestructible girl

Melanie McFarland
President Donald Trump steps off Marine One with his aide Natalie Harp on Aug. 16, 2026 (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Natalie Harp nurses Trump's decline

Amanda Marcotte
Protesters rally against Wells Fargo in solidarity with the people of Standing Rock in Hollywood, California, on December 21, 2016. (TOMMASO BODDI/AFP via Getty Images)

Bring back the corporate death penalty

Troy Farah
Hayden Panettiere (L) Michelle Trachtenberg (R) in "Ice Princess" (Walt Disney / Courtesy Everett Collection)

Hayden Panettiere played against type

Coleman Spilde
Attorney General Todd Blanche looks on as President Donald Trump speaks on Aug. 14, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Todd Blanche's dangerous lie

Heather Digby Parton
Sophie Thatcher in "Her Private Hell" (Neon)

Sophie Thatcher's haunting fairy tale

Coleman Spilde
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth fails up with Trump

Amanda Marcotte
(Photo Illustration by Salon / Aerial Footage / Getty Images)

White House encouraging cyberattacks

Troy Farah
Tom Holland in "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" (Sony Pictures)

Why we like some heroes more than others

Melanie McFarland
President Donald Trump with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office, Nov. 21, 2025. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

Even MAGA loves socialism now

Andrew O'Hehir
When it was released 20 years ago, "Talladega Nights" predicted the direction of American culture to eerie degrees (David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

We're still in Ricky Bobby's world

Alex Galbraith
Demonstration in support of the Iranian government on March 22, 2026, in central Tehran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Iran plays the waiting game

Troy Farah
Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner in "One Night Only" (Nicole Rivelli / Universal Pictures)

The summer of rom-com sex talk

Coleman Spilde
Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler in "Lanterns." (John Johnson/HBO Max)

“Lanterns” questions what makes a hero

Melanie McFarland
Magnifying glass over a shopping cart (porocorex / Getty Images)

We're all food safety inspectors now

Ashlie D. Stevens
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing on July 23, 2026. (Mehmet Eser / Anadolu via Getty Images)

The worst press secretary I've ever seen

Brian Karem
Flock Safety cameras have many Americans seeing red. (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / The Washington Post / SOPA Images)

The Flock uprising is just the beginning

Amanda Marcotte
Political strategist James Carville was one of the architects of Bill Clinton's Third Way approach to politics (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SCAD)

Time for James Carville to shut up

Alex Galbraith
(L-R) Kaia Gerber, Jenna Ortega, Ariana Grande (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Frazer Harrison / WireImage / Stephanie Augello / Dia Dipasupil)

Our body-positive era has some flaws

Candice Frederick
President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The gospel of science denial

Heather Digby Parton
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