Saturday Night Live” returns with “Natalie Harp”: “If you hurt him, I will end you
“Saturday Night Live” kicked off its 52nd season with a familiar Donald Trump impression, an increasingly familiar presidential friendship and…
The women reshaping kitchen culture
For a long time, the image of the chef has been remarkably consistent: a man in a white jacket, barking…
The Monkees was our first boy band
Confession: I was never a Beatles girl. Put away your pitchforks, people – a lack of love doesn’t preclude appreciation.…
Tim Tebow sold trust. Life Surge borrowed it
When Tim Tebow announced Friday that he was pausing his relationship with Christian wealth-building company Life Surge, the former football…
“Primetime” isn’t Chris Hansen’s story — it’s ours
In the mid-2000s, “Dateline NBC” correspondent Chris Hansen became a national sensation for his hidden-camera sting show, “To Catch a…
I didn’t know what I was made for until I made this banana cake
When I graduated from college, I aspired to be a war correspondent and report on the humanitarian crises shaping our…
Fat Bear Week should be every week
A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like…
How to celebrate Dolly Parton Day with a Southern feast
Over the years, there have been several attempts to give legendary country singer, philanthropist and all-around icon Dolly Parton a…
The private equity backlash could start at the drive-thru
Elizabeth Warren’s job doesn’t need to be this hard. The Democratic senator from Massachusetts is leading a cadre of largely…
How the Smithsonian became the latest front in Trump’s culture war
In November 2021, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opened an exhibit called “The Electric Dr. Franklin,” describing “Benjamin…