EXPLAINED: 17 - The Real Truth

The reason Blanche won't drop slush fund

The acting attorney general made $10 million as the president’s defense attorney

Salon · Jul 31

Texas Senate mulls ways to push religion

The lieutenant governor released seven new charges for state senators to study before the Legislature reconvenes

Salon · Jul 31

A magical Miyazaki cure for burnout

"Kiki's Delivery Service" is a family movie that holds practical magic for adulthood

Salon · Jul 30

CNN is complicit in the Trump circus

The press didn't just cover Trump's White House Correspondents' Dinner meltdown — it enabled it

Salon · Jul 29

Patti Smith helped Lenny Kaye go solo

After decades as one of rock's most influential collaborators, Kaye has finally released his first true solo album

Salon · Jul 29

Vance will never be the GOP Obama

He can copy Obama's biography, but the vice president will never have the charisma

Salon · Jul 29

Talarico leads Paxton in new poll

The poll found the Austin Democrat with a surprising edge

Salon · Jul 29

It's always rice and eggs

With crisp feta, bacon, avocado and a runny yolk, it’s the meal I return to again and again

Salon · Jul 28

What "English Patient" left off screen

"But Have You Read the Book?" revisits the adaptation of Ondaatje's novel, which favored romance over history

Salon · Jul 28

Private school on the public's dime

A provision now taking effect under the Big Beautiful Bill sends students to private schools at public expense

Salon · Jul 28