salon.comadded August 2026
Salonby Alex Galbraith4d ago
With all apologies to David Lynch, in “That Thing You Do!” the film isn’t the thing. Tom Hanks’ directorial debut, which was released to critical praise but was a box office disappointment, doesn’t...
Salonby Troy Farah4d ago
I couldn’t help but notice some people on social media dunking on a post from @nicksaraev, a self-described entrepreneur helper, who boldly proclaimed on X a few days ago: “I am not joking when I...
Salonby Jamie Gehring4d ago
Netflix’s film “Unabomber” arrived last Friday, and by the weekend it was the most-watched movie on the platform — despite reviews calling it “dangerously simplistic” (IndieWire) and “another box...
Salonby Heather Digby Parton4d ago
I suppose a Richard Nixon revival was inevitable. After all, the 37th president was the modern model of the corrupt, abusive presidency that is currently being perfected by Donald Trump and his...
Salonby Andrew O'Hehir4d ago
The biggest scandal in the modern history of professional sports broke wide open across the Atlantic this past week.
Salonby Carli Brosseau4d ago
We have no business running a private school. We’re reporters, not teachers. That doesn’t matter.
Salonby CK Smith4d ago
President Donald Trump has found his latest political opponents: Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, the nation’s clocks and, apparently, darkness itself.
Salonby CK Smith5d ago
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is putting religion closer to the top of the Pentagon’s chain of command.
Salonby Austin Sarat5d ago
Lethal injection has proven to be a difficult execution method to get right. It is more frequently botched than any other method.
Salonby CK Smith5d ago
President Donald Trump’s motorcade approached 100 mph on wet highways Thursday after bad weather grounded his aircraft — and the president boasted about the high-speed trip in real time.
Salonby Melanie McFarland5d ago
Before digesting Zoe Kazan’s seven-part reconsideration of “East of Eden,” I never would have suspected that we, as a society, had been conditioned to misread Cathy Ames, the angel-faced succubus...
Salonby Ashlie D. Stevens5d ago
Recently, between medical appointments, I ended up at a grain-bowl-and-salad place in a suburban strip mall, the kind of sleek fast-casual restaurant that looks a little like an Apple Store decided...
Salonby Melanie McFarland6d ago
While introducing the inaugural subject of “Cassie Workman is Witchy AF,” the host pertly pulls a bait-and-switch.
Salonby Coleman Spilde6d ago
It makes perfect sense that Emerald Fennell’s debut film, “Promising Young Woman,” is divisive. In fact, divisive isn’t quite the right word.
Salonby Brian Karem6d ago
On Thursday afternoon in Dallas, in what looked like a farewell tour, the president of the United States told his Texas followers to “Hold your nose” and vote for Republican Senate candidate Ken...
Salonby Amanda Marcotte6d ago
Jane Doe, a former Cornell University student who has filed a civil lawsuit alleging gang rape at the hands of seven Chi Phi fraternity members, has struggled since she first reported the incident...
Salonby Troy Farah6d ago
President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, which just passed its seven month mark, is deeply unpopular among Americans, new polling continues to suggest.
Salonby Sophia Tesfaye7d ago
Republicans are often very good at converting an event into a scandal, even when there is none to be found.
Salonby Melanie McFarland7d ago
Along with a few other TV critics, I have the dubious distinction of attending the last party at the late Hollywood producer Robert Evans‘ Woodland estate before its storied pool house burned down...
Salonby Ashlie D. Stevens7d ago
When I was a kid, I was delighted by the brazenness of generic groceries. There was Dr. Thunder, a soda whose name made its ambitions extremely clear.
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