Some sequels are destined to disappoint
A family of witches. A picturesque Massachusetts house. A legendary curse. A dead husband. At the start of “Practical Magic…
There’s a reason that singing along to “September” feels good
A few weeks ago at the end of a dispiriting workday, I dragged my husband to an outdoor show headlined…
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The…
The tradwife brand may finally be crumbling
Lifestyle influencer Nara Smith, the couture-clad queen of tradwives, really wishes people would stop calling her a tradwife. She’s rejected…
A federal court says the government can lie to you. That will backfire
A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like…
If AI kills us, don’t blame the machine
Imagine a stopped cable car sitting at the top of a steep hill in San Francisco. There’s a switch just…
Kids are back in classrooms. Health misinformation could shape the school year
This story was originally reported by Barbara Rodriguez of The 19th. Meet Barbara and read more of their reporting on…
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.…