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“The X-Files” still make us want to believe
It’s difficult to get one’s hopes up when it comes to the dicey state of Hollywood filmmaking, and even more difficult to keep them there. Mergers and consolidations threaten to dictate which films can get made. Theatergoing is only starting…
AI’s abortion misinformation problem – Salon.com
Chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude are quickly changing the healthcare landscape. An estimated one in seven people have used AI for a health-related question instead of seeing a general practitioner. One in ten people have used AI for mental health…
Hayden Panettiere lived out TV’s myth of the indestructible girl
NBC’s “Heroes” made Hayden Panettiere a household name by making us believe she was unstoppable. Not her, of course, but Claire Bennet — the Odessa, Texas high school cheerleader who couldn’t be killed. In the series premiere, Claire throws herself…
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…