Culture The strange connection between Bobby Kennedy’s death and Scooby-DooSalon - Kevin SandlerScooby-Doo, one of the most enduring animated characters ever to emerge from U.S. television, celebrates his 50th birthday this month. Created by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1969 for CBS Saturday morning,
Culture Shane Gillis fired from "Saturday Night Live," robbing world of racist, homophobic originalitySalon - Melanie McFarlandIn a decisive win in the shadow war on risky, groundbreaking comedy being waged by social justice warriors and gyno-socialists, recently hired “Saturday Night Live” featured player Shane Gillis has been
Eddie Money A salute to Ric Ocasek and Eddie Money, who gave us the soundtracks to our soundtracksSalon - Mary Elizabeth WilliamsRic Ocasek and Eddie Money (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh/Darron Cummings) The '80s keep dying. The '80s will never die. In the span of three days this past week, both '80s hitmaker Eddie Money and The Cars frontman
Bill Maher James Corden puts Bill Maher in his place with an epic comeback to fat-shaming commentsSalon - Ashlie D. Stevens James Corden puts Bill Maher in his place with an epic comeback to fat-shaming comments "We don’t all have a sense of superiority that burns 35,000 calories a day," the "Late Late Show" host pointed out
Joe Biden The Joe Biden wokeness paradox: Can black voters support him and also hold him accountable?Salon - D. Watkins2020 candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden gave a powerful speech about race during commemorations of the Birmingham, Ala. 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. (MSNBC) On Sunday, former Vice President
Culture The bizarre social history of bedsSalon - Brian FaganGroucho Marx once joked, “Anything that can’t be done in bed isn’t worth doing at all.” You might think he was referring to sleeping and sex. But humans, at one time or another, have done just about everything
Students Why are college students so stressed out? It's not because they're "snowflakes"Salon - Sophia A. McClennenShot of a young man studying in a college library and looking stressed (Getty Images/ People Images) Unusual times demand unusual measures. If you value Salon's original reporting and commentary, we urge
Lilly Singh The rules of TV are coming "Undone"Salon - Melanie McFarlandAnimation can accomplish feats of storytelling live-action cannot, or at least not without some measure of visual effects assistance. People tend to make this observation in the context of crass humor,
Culture I wrote a book about email — and found myself pining for the days of letter-writingSalon - Randy MalamudEmail has become so prevalent in our lives that I felt compelled to write about it for a Bloomsbury series called “Object Lessons” that examines “the hidden lives of ordinary things.” Perhaps I chose topic
Larry Nassar "These girls became perfect prey": The women who ended Larry Nassar's abuse tell their storiesSalon - Mary Elizabeth WilliamsOlympic gymnastics gold medalist Jordyn Wieber (L) recounts her sexual abuse at the hands of team doctor Larry Nassar while testifying before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee's
Culture All hail Tim Curry's Pennywise, the definitive evil "It" clownSalon - Matthew RozsaTim Curry as Pennywise the Clown in the 1990 adaption of Stephen King's "IT" (IMDB/Lorimar Television) While the new "It" sequel has received mixed reviews (I personally enjoyed it), most critics agree
Ken Burns Think you don't like country music? Ken Burns' new PBS opus will play your heart like a fiddleSalon - Melanie McFarlandDwight Yoakam signs Martin D-28 guitar. Yoakam is among the 76 of the 101 country music artists interviewed for the series who signed two Martin D-28 guitars. (Jared Ames) A music documentary’s success
Culture The enigmatic genius of Joanna NewsomSalon - Kenneth WomackIt’s difficult to imagine a successful career trajectory for Joanna Newsom in the pre-internet world. To describe her work as quirky and enigmatic would be an understatement. With her childlike soprano
Saturday Night Live New "SNL" cast member Shane Gillis counters backlash to racist, homophobic comments with non-apologySalon - Ashlie D. Stevens New "SNL" cast member Shane Gillis counters backlash to racist, homophobic comments with non-apology Elation over Bowen Yang's groundbreaking casting was overshadowed by fellow new hire Shane Gillis controversy
Bowen Yang With Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" has finally hired its first cast member of Asian descentSalon - Melanie McFarlandOnce again “Saturday Night Live” is making history it should have made many years ago, announcing the hire of its first regular player of Asian descent two weeks before the debut of its 45th season. Bowen
Culture Step into the "This Close" bubble with two deaf best friends in a hearing worldSalon - Melanie McFarlandShoshannah Stern as Kate, Josh Feldman as Michael in "This Close" (Michael Moriatis/SundanceNow) Going home for a family visit tends to be challenging in the best of circumstances, especially for people
Daniel Johnston Remembering the vulnerable magnetism of singer/songwriter Daniel JohnstonSalon - Ashlie D. StevensOvernight, flowers have piled up at the intersection of 21st and Guadalupe in Austin, Texas, CBS Austin's Jordan Bontke reports. Long-stalked sunflowers and daisies wrapped in cotton shawls litter the
Breaking Bad Prepare for the "Breaking Bad" movie with Netflix’s unbearable supercut of Jesse Pinkman’s painSalon - Zack SharfJesse Pinkman endured endless heartbreak and pain over the 62 episodes and five seasons that make up AMC’s Emmy-winning drama series “Breaking Bad.” Don’t believe us? Just watch the Jesse-centric supercut
Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix baffled "Joker" cast by walking off set in middle of filmingSalon - Zack SharfJoaquin Phoenix poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the premiere of the film "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot" presented in competition during the 68th edition of the Berlinale film festival
Culture Jerry Springer is "annoyed" with Trump: "He took my show and brought it to the White House"Salon - Alex HendersonJerry Springer and Donald Trump (Getty Images/ Alex Wong/ Michael Loccisano) Before the rise of reality shows in the 2000s, “The Jerry Springer Show” reigned supreme as the go-to place for tabloid television.
Sean Hannity Hannity has mentioned Clinton on 86 percent of his shows since Trump's inauguration: studySalon - Shira TarloIt has been nearly three years since President Donald Trump clinched the White House, however Fox News host Sean Hannity has remained fixated on the Democrat nominated in the 2016 elections: Hillary Clinton.
Meghan McCain White House feuds with Meghan McCain after she accuses Ivanka Trump of crashing her dad’s funeralSalon - Brad ReedThe Trump White House is now in a war of words with “View” co-host Meghan McCain. McCain on Tuesday trashed first daughter Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner during a segment in which she claimed of
Culture This is our "Chernobyl": Frontline's "Flint's Deadly Water" exposes shocking Legionnaires' crisisSalon - Melanie McFarlandThe two-year FRONTLINE investigation "Flint's Deadly Water" uncovers the extent of a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak during the Flint water crisis — and how officials failed to stop it. (PBS/ Frontline)
Felicity Huffman Felicity Huffman's lenient recommended sentence offers a clear lesson in systemic racismSalon - D. WatkinsActress Felicity Huffman arrives at federal court in Boston to face charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal, April 3, 2019. (AP/Steven Senne) Most people with basic common sense understand
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Tamron Tamron Hall is back, and she's ready to talk with AmericaSalon - Melanie McFarlandTV personality Tamron Hall attends the ABC "TCA Summer Press Tour" Carpet Event at the Soho House, in West Hollywood, California, on August 5, 2019. (VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images) Tamron Hall is not
Spock Dr. Spock’s timeless lessons in parentingSalon - Richard GundermanFamed author, physician, controversialist Dr. Benjamin Spock at his New York City home in July 1974. (AP Photo/Jerry Mosey) (AP Photo/Jerry Mosey) The book ignited a revolution, breaking free from conventional
Abortion Why I set my Young Adult novel about abortion in the 1990sSalon - Elizabeth KeenanPro-choice demonstrators rally outside the Women's Medical Clinic in Cranston, R.I., Nov. 4, 1991. (AP/Matthew Brown) People would ask me why I’d chosen to set my young adult novel "Rebel Girls" in the
Homicide Lt. Joe Kenda of "Homicide Hunter": "I never pulled the trigger because I never had toSalon - Chauncey DeVegaDetective Joe Kenda in "Homicide Hunter" (supplied by Discovery Communications) For twenty years Lt. Joe Kenda served as a detective with the Colorado Springs Police Department. During that time, he solved
