Kids are back in classrooms. Health misinformation could shape the school year
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From Vietnam to 9/11, America keeps abandoning its heroes
On Sept. 11 I was working for Pacifica Network News. WBAI Radio, 99.5 FM, is one of the network’s flagship…
What Burning Man’s Gen Z problem says about the festival
The first time Samantha R. went to Burning Man, it was on a whim. She hadn’t read much about it…
#TradWives are not real housewives. “Fargo” shows us the heroic difference between the two
Internet-based subcultures that bleed into the mainstream are inevitably misinterpreted or incorrectly defined. Take the whole “tradwife” trend, for instance.…
AMC, Warner Bros. bring back movie snobbery — and it’s about time
Ordinarily, I try not to spend too much of my one precious life watching Marvel trailers — or Marvel movies,…
Looks like Jimmy Kimmel isn’t done dealing with FCC “nonsense”
Jimmy Kimmel’s opponents in the Trump administration really don’t seem to understand how late-night’s relationship with political campaigns works. If…
The “Ted Lasso” problem Ted Lasso can’t see
Nothing beats a cheerful holiday episode in the summertime, am I right? “Ted Lasso” stans know exactly what I mean.…
Our world map is wrong. MAGA likes it that way
A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like…
The Oscars is shaping up for a showdown
Awards season is around the corner, with opponents ready to duke it out in the ring of swanky luncheons and…
As Hollywood courts influencers, movie critics are getting squeezed out
Modern-day movie publicity has changed significantly over the last several years. The standard routes of press interviews on shows like…