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Bring back the corporate death penalty
A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this, plus more of Salon’s bold journalism on how policies, movements and culture wars affect real people. I’m a huge…
“Ice Princess” quietly defined Hayden Panettiere’s whole career
The fame machine is a distinctly American invention. In what other country is it wired into people’s heads from the moment they can coherently string together five words that they, too, can be a star if they work hard enough…
Black bean soup for tired weeknights
I have spent the last several days in bridal-shower mode, which is how I recently became the sort of woman who knows where, in Louisville, one might procure emergency ribbon. My sister Emma is getting married this fall, and almost…
You’re not imagining it: Your kid’s school supplies cost more this year
This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet Chabeli and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Pencils are more expensive. So are notebooks, scissors, glue sticks — just about every back-to-school item…
“Her Private Hell” belongs to Sophie Thatcher
Beneath the shadows of indigo-streaked clouds, a young woman strolls through a fog-covered city, stopping at the base of a skyscraper. She looks up, eyes following every square inch of the structure until the point where it juts past the…
Nicholas Brendon, Xander Harris of “Buffy,” dies at 54
Nicholas Brendon, the actor best known for playing Xander Harris on the late-90s cult classic tv show “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died at age 54. His family announced he passed peacefully in his sleep on March 20, 2026. In…
“Heroes,” “Scream” and “Nashville” actor Hayden Panettiere dies at 36
Hayden Panettiere, the former child actor who became a household name as an indestructible cheerleader on “Heroes” before starring as a troubled country singer on “Nashville,” has died. She was 36. Panettiere’s representative confirmed her death to ABC News on…
Sen. Cassidy: “If you’re pro-life, you should be pro-vaccine”
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., offered a blunt assessment Sunday of President Donald Trump‘s new childhood vaccine policy: It could mean more shots, more doctor’s visits, higher costs and more sick children. “If it wasn’t so potentially tragic, you would break…
Here’s why we like some superheroes more than others
Back in 2007, long before the MasterClass franchise was a thing, Jane Espenson, one of television’s most respected and imaginative writers, wrote an essay/tutorial for The New Republic that breaks down the embraceable genre formula she calls the Chosen One.…
Our 5 favorite (new) farmers market recipes
Last week, I wrote about the pasta that finally taught me how to shop at the farmers market. What I didn’t mention was that I ate the first quarter of my bowl standing up, at the bar top between my…