HBO’s “Watchmen” takes on white supremacy — Damon Lindelof promises to “troll the white savior”
Those anticipating HBO’s series adaptation of “Watchmen,” the classic comic book series co-created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, may…
What the Ted Lasso Way doesn’t get about women in sports
Six years ago, “Ted Lasso” reminded us that many winning TV shows are the result of the right sentiment landing…
Fauci is an easy scapegoat for pandemic revisionists
Dr. Anthony Fauci is under congressional scrutiny following an appearance before a Senate committee last week, in which the former…
“Watchmen” is a brutally provocative reckoning of alternate history
On May 31, 1921, an armed white mob poured into Tulsa, Oklahoma’s majority African-American Greenwood district and began setting it…
Power, respect and conscience: How the women of “Fargo” manage (up) in a man’s world
“This is not a story about a woman who made the best of traditional skills . . . This is…
“The Shards” is oozing with Bret Easton Ellis vibes
White drugs. Underage drinking. Absentee parents. Nonstop parties. Oh, to be a rich teenager in the 1980s, says “The Shards”…
SpaceX’s rocket trashes the moon
A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like…
The end of looking away from violence on social media
Perez Hilton always wanted to be famous. This is a statement of fact and not meant to make light of…
Why “Revolver” still matters: The 50th anniversary of a Beatles masterpiece
Even if you scorn Boomer myth-making, the 50th anniversary of “Revolver” — perhaps the Beatles’ best album — is a…
At 60, The Beatles’ “Revolver” is still unfolding its secrets
For folks who spend the majority of their waking hours contemplating the music of The Beatles — and there are…