The Elvis Presley coverup: What America didn't hear about the death of the king
After Presley's death, an effort was launched to protect the reputation of the hospital that had treated him
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Joel Williamson
Thomas Frank on Ronald Reagan’s secret tragedy: How ’70s and ’80s cynicism poisoned Democrats and America
Nixon's lies and Reagan's charms created the space for Clinton, Carter and Obama to redefine (and gut) liberalism
Sunday, Nov 16, 2014 12:00 PM UTC 0Politics Thomas Frank, Rick Perlstein
America’s dark imperial legacy: It goes much deeper than George W. Bush
While our 43rd president rightly takes blame for his disastrous failed wars, there's much more blame to go around
Sunday, Nov 16, 2014 11:59 AM UTC 0News Books, George W. Bush, America
Google’s secret NSA alliance: The terrifying deals between Silicon Valley and the security state
Inside the high-level, complicated deals -- and the rise of a virtually unchecked surveillance power
Sunday, Nov 16, 2014 11:58 AM UTC 0Technology Google, NSA, Hacking, China, Books
Martin Short: I watched Larry David’s profane “Saturday Night Live” exit
Behind-the-scenes stories of Ed Grimley, synchronized swimmers and Larry David's dramatic, curse-filled resignation
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 8:30 PM UTC 0Entertainment TV, Television
Anatomy of a mass suicide: The dark, twisted story behind a UFO death cult
In March 1997, all 39 members of the religious group Heaven's Gate committed suicide. But why?
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 7:00 PM UTC 0Life Books, Heaven's Gate, Suicide, UFOs
Wake up and oppose theocracy: Bill Maher, Rula Jebreal and the urgent Islam debate
There is a pressing need for frank talk about Islam and Christianity. Liberals should be on the side of real debate
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 2:15 PM UTC 0Life Bill Maher, Real Time, Sam Harris
People actually laugh at “The Big Bang Theory”?
It's the most popular comedy on television – and yet there might not be a less funny show than "Big Bang Theory"
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 12:00 AM UTC 0Entertainment TV, Television
Wall Street’s dispiriting new victory at your retirement’s expense
The midterms put more than $100 billion of public pension investments into the hands of executives-turned-pols
Sunday, Nov 16, 2014 3:30 PM UTC 0Business
What the shape of our cities says about the way that we live
Why the geometry of urban life is a much bigger deal than you ever thought
Sunday, Nov 16, 2014 3:00 PM UTC 0Innovation Dream City, urban planning
Jennifer Lawrence and the “Hunger Games” cast crash Woody Harrelson’s “SNL” monologue
Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson and Lawrence stopped by "SNL" to join Harrelson in joking about Taylor Swift VIDEO
Sunday, Nov 16, 2014 1:46 PM UTC 0Entertainment Video, Jennifer Lawrence
“You guys are so mean to me”: Obama and McConnell share a few too many drinks on “SNL”
The show's president and Senate majority leader shared a bottle of bourbon and prank-called Hillary Clinton VIDEO
Sunday, Nov 16, 2014 1:21 PM UTC 0Entertainment SNL, Saturday Night Live
Death should be optional
As we march into the technological frontier, new possibilities for humanity are emerging — along with new questions
Sunday, Nov 16, 2014 12:30 AM UTC 0Innovation technology, Death, Transhumanism
Warhol, Mapplethorpe, Lou Reed, Patti Smith and the greatest New York story ever
Sam Wagstaff was the patron and lover who connected Mapplethorpe and bohemian New York. Here's how they met
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 11:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment Books, Art, Robert mapplethorpe
Literary music death match: Did James Franco or Michael Chabon write the worst song lyrics in history?
The lyrics on both their forthcoming albums are so dispiritingly bad, it's hard to choose VIDEO
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 10:59 PM UTC 0Entertainment Video, James Franco
Bob Dylan’s unguarded moment: The glorious subversion of the new “Basement Tapes” box set
Latest edition of Dylan's bootleg series is essential, and a tough comparison for a new Costello/Jim James project
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 10:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment Music, Bob Dylan, Basement Tapes
Why butterflies’ spots change from season to season
A new study examines how the colorful insects escape their predators in different temperatures VIDEO
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 9:00 PM UTC 0Life Video, Butterflies, Biology
Sweden explores special labels for sexist video games
The country's innovation agency is considering ratings similar to those for violence and explicit content
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 8:00 PM UTC 0Innovation the daily dot, Sweden
Why the US-China agreement might save the planet
Nathaniel Keohane of the Environmental Defense Fund explains what the countries’ pledges mean for the climate fight
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 6:00 PM UTC 0Sustainability GlobalPost, China, Climate Change
Hey, college kids: Major in John Oliver and Neil deGrasse Tyson
Politicians of both parties deride the humanities. Instead, let's support critical thinking, deride underpaid labor
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 4:00 PM UTC 0Innovation Neil degrasse Tyson, humanities
When The National meets “Mansion on a Hill”: The best Springsteen covers of all time
Bruce has inspired some awful covers over the years. But also a few that may be better than the originals VIDEO
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 4:00 PM UTC 0Media Video, Bruce Springsteen, Music
What movie audiences get wrong about Jennifer Lawrence
The Oscar winner and Internet darling is the planet's biggest action star. So why is she not thought of as one?
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 3:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment the daily dot
Cage the Elephant: We’ve always had a chip on our shoulder
Lead singer Matt Schultz on the band's newest LP, stardom and how hard it was to escape small-town Kentucky VIDEO
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 2:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment Video, The Weekly Feed
8 ways shows like “Law & Order: SVU” mess with your head
Research suggests people who watch these programs are more likely to overestimate the incidence of crime in America
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 1:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment AlterNet, law & order
It’s Elizabeth Warren’s party now! How to remake it in the liberal heroine’s image
If they're smart, liberals could use Warren's new power to make the changes to the party that are so badly needed
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 1:00 PM UTC 0Elections Elizabeth Warren, Tea Party
Humanity’s epic planetary facelift: Climate change, mass extinction and the uncertain future of life on earth
Salon talks to science journalist Gaia Vince about life on a transformed planet
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 11:30 AM UTC 0Sustainability Climate Change, Anthropocene
Road trips from hell: Why movies love disastrous family vacations
From "Little Miss Sunshine" to the new film "Force Majeure," bad family trips make great stories
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014 12:00 AM UTC 0Media family vacations, Movies
Rosetta mission scientist gives tearful apology for wearing shirt covered in scantily clad women
One of the lead scientists who made history by landing the spacecraft on a comet wore a rather sexist shirt VIDEO
Friday, Nov 14, 2014 11:50 PM UTC 0Innovation Video, Science, philae, Sexism
Men’s rights activist Paul Elam: “If we want society to advance, we need to leave men alone to do their work”
“There’s just a different way that men do things with each other, and it results in excellence”
Friday, Nov 14, 2014 10:08 PM UTC 0Politics men's rights activists
The art of the Aaron Sorkin parody: A brief history of our obsession with spoofing Hollywood’s most spoof-able writer
Seth Meyers may have done the Sorkin send-up to end all Sorkin send-ups. But he had a long history to build on VIDEO
Friday, Nov 14, 2014 9:45 PM UTC 0Entertainment Video, Aaron Sorkin, parodies
Pizza Hut’s “Mexican Flavor Fiesta” is the latest in fast food atrocities
Shame, shame, shame
Friday, Nov 14, 2014 9:20 PM UTC 0Sustainability pizza hut
Dave Grohl weighs in on Taylor Swift, Spotify split: “I don’t f**king care!”
Grohl just wants you to hear his music and attend live shows
Friday, Nov 14, 2014 9:14 PM UTC 0Innovation Dave Grohl, Spotify, Taylor Swift
Hit and run is a crime in Florida — unless you’re a Florida State football player
P. J. Williams totaled two cars and fled the scene. Cops gave him two tickets and didn't ask if he'd been drinking
Friday, Nov 14, 2014 8:43 PM UTC 0Politics fsu, florida state
“My greatest joy on the show was making Stephen Colbert laugh”: Highlights from Jon Stewart’s Reddit AMA
Stewart opens up about John Oliver, the perils of fame, and his sexual tension with Bill O'Reilly
Friday, Nov 14, 2014 8:30 PM UTC 0Entertainment Jon Stewart, Reddit
Report: India sterilization deaths linked to antibiotics contaminated with rat poison
In addition to the 13 women who died at a gov't sterilization camp, 2 men have died from the tainted medications
Friday, Nov 14, 2014 7:55 PM UTC 0Life Abortion, sterilization
Boehner’s legal two-step: The Speaker floats another frivolous lawsuit, this time over immigration
Boehner wants to sue Obama over immigration and convince conservatives he's serious about reckless obstructionism
Friday, Nov 14, 2014 7:50 PM UTC 0Politics House Speaker John Boehner
Pickup artist culture gets a blunt rejection
Canceled visas, dropped events -- it's a bad time to be Julien Blanc and company
Friday, Nov 14, 2014 7:33 PM UTC 0Life pickup artists, Julien Blanc
These incredibly smart teens are protesting to get comprehensive sex ed
"I think we need to talk about identity formation; we need to talk healthy relationships and how to prevent rape"
Friday, Nov 14, 2014 7:19 PM UTC 0Politics sex ed, sexual health
Go away, Jonah Lehrer: Stephen Glass, James Frey and the white guy literary forgiveness project
These days, deceitful writers can turn a profit off their sins almost right away. It's a gross lesson
Friday, Nov 14, 2014 6:56 PM UTC 0Life Jonah Lehrer, stephen glass
