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Alex GalbraithSalon |
Like Andrew Lloyd Webber's masked outcast, Trump is willing to bring the whole house down
Ben Shapiro's studio still hasn't learned that owning the libs isn't a plot
Tom Hanks' directorial debut produced a fake song that was undeniable
Pro wrestling turns the precarity of American gig workers into a glorious spectacle
The MAGA Louisiana governor has buried his deals with Meta and SpaceX under a mountain of NDAs
As the polls get worse for Republicans, Trump offers his base a boob-tube safe space
The places Americans once loved for being cheap are a lesson in what buyouts do
Nikole Hannah-Jones' controversial essay asks if you can fight for a better world while accepting the one you have
The vice president's half-skeptical act is a model for Republicans looking to move beyond Trumpism
Facing an impeachment vote on Pete Hegseth, Johnson fled Washington. We should have seen it coming
The Macklemore-Kraft saga on his stadium tour shows the thin line artists walk
AI companies warn about the risk their models pose. Should it be on them to handle it?
25 years later, letting go of our permanent fight response may be how America heals
The “Starship Troopers”-inspired designs take cinematic nods to Nazis and make them real
The film's smirking, know-it-all pose was tired when it released. It’s useless now
Meta and other AI giants tout open access, but their biggest deals happen out of public view
If you're going to ask an American how they feel about Sept. 11, you can't get mad at the correct answer
The internet can't agree on what makes a show millennial. "Girls" provides the key
From Donald Trump to Taylor Swift, the same names still run culture and politics
Parton's outwardly apolitical, quietly radical balancing act can't be repeated in the social media age
Does anyone know where to hang out online anymore?
Americans are fondly remembering the kinder, gentler music club swindles of decades past
E. Jean Carroll's win doesn't erase a pattern of court decisions favoring Trump
Twenty years ago, Will Ferrell's stock car manchild presaged an overheated era of US culture
The strategist and other Third Way advocates think they have the answers for Trump. But they got us into this mess
Like Helaena Targaryen from "House of the Dragon," the Vermont senator is sounding an alarm that won't be heard
The anti-trans movement in sports needed a face. It found one in the WNBA player
The president came up with a new designation for his pet project after losing in D.C. court
Mitch McConnell is heading home. The internet still wants to hear from him
The singer should have at least had the decency to make his new agitprop single by hand
The Senate candidate encouraged his opponents to get better talking points
The president raged on Monday after Iranian officials denied any active peace talks with the U.S.
Her 2001 song on piracy predicted who'd get rich — and who'd be left behind
The senator said establishment Dems are pushing a losing message ahead of the midterms
A face-off between a Smithsonian official and congressional Republicans revealed the battle over America's meaning
The world's richest man wants his high-powered chatbot to make movies in Homeric Greek
Christopher Nolan’s adaptation centers on emotions they aren’t allowed to feel
The director said he's terrified of audience reaction to his latest blockbuster
MAGA has praised a viral fly-over by the Blue Angels as proof of American might. The pilot says it was an accident
The president used the death of two service members to push his defense of the ongoing war with Iran
Defense Secretary Hegseth revealed mandatory testosterone check-ups for male service members on Wednesday
The Massie amendment failed, but the vote signals a shift among Democrats
The president said there's no use looking into the late senator's death
Judge Kathleen Williams said that the case flouted constitutional restrictions against self-dealing
Led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the case alleges the deal is illegal under antitrust law
The actor said movies like Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic were a casualty of studios' "risk aversion"
Trump stumped for the SAVE America Act and ducked questions on Iran in interviews about Graham's passing
The candidate suspended his campaign while maintaining assault allegations against him were "not real"
Rumors have swirled as the senior Republican senator remains hospitalized
The president thinks he could create one, big, beautiful classless society