SalonGeorge R.R. Martin George R.R. Martin regrets not staying ahead of "Game of Thrones"verified_publisher Salon - Dan SelckeThis story originally appeared on Winter is Coming. "A Song of Ice and Fire" author George R.R. Martin was back in Chicago earlier this week, getting an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Northwestern...
SalonJeopardy “Jeopardy!” apologizes for using offensive, “misogynistic” nickname for medical conditionverified_publisher Salon - Kylie Cheung"Jeopardy!" has apologized for its use of an offensive nickname for a medical condition, used in one of its questions seen on Monday's show. In the episode, guest-hosted by NBC journalist Savannah Guthrie,...
SalonHealth How period jokes and stories are changing the world on "the quintessential intersectional issue"verified_publisher Salon - Kylie CheungBestselling author and award-winning journalist Anita Diamant still remembers the 2019 Oscars, when "Period. End of Sentence," now streaming on Netflix, won for best documentary short film. As one might...
SalonKeith Raniere Allison Mack provided disturbing audio tape to convict NXIVM's cult leaderverified_publisher Salon - Kylie CheungAlthough Former "Smallville" actor Allison Mack did not testify in the trial of Keith Raniere, it turns out she was involved in getting the leader of the NXIVM cult sentenced. Variety reports that according...
SalonRace & Ethnicity New horror flick “Karen” already causing backlash as a “Jordan Peele-knockoff”verified_publisher Salon - Kylie CheungIf imitation is the highest form of flattery, the forthcoming horror flick "Karen" might as well be an ode to the legendary storyteller Jordan Peele. And yet, for fans of Peele, at least, and much of internet,...
SalonFashion Revisiting “The Devil Wears Prada” and glamorization of grind cultureverified_publisher Salon - Kylie CheungAhead of the 15th anniversary of the 2006 classic "The Devil Wears Prada," fans are revisiting and relitigating some of the film's greatest debates and cultural moments. For instance, who was the real...
SalonBoxing Olympic boxer Ginny Fuchs on going for the gold while managing OCD: It's a "battle every day"verified_publisher Salon - Kylie CheungThis July at the Tokyo Olympics, Virginia "Ginny" Fuchs will be one step closer to her dream of winning a gold medal for Team USA as a flyweight boxer. But as PBS's four-hour series "Mysteries of Mental...
SalonIdentity "As a Woman" author Paula Stone Williams: I was "unaware of my male privilege" until transitionverified_publisher Salon - Mary Elizabeth Williams"I know how to control a room," says Paula Stone Williams. "I'm an alpha." It's a confident statement, the kind of thing that women — especially older women — aren't often heard to say. What's her secret?...
Salon "Rick and Morty," resistance heroes, face a new nemesis channeling our current uncertaintiesverified_publisher Salon - Melanie McFarlandContrary to the earliest and quite naïve assessments of the pandemic, COVID-19 is the furthest thing possible from an equalizer. But it is humbling the hell out of many, and why should the titular genius...
SalonDocumentaries Director of HBO's Golden State Killer docuseries on its sequel: “The struggle is the story”verified_publisher Salon - Kylie CheungNearly one year ago, former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo, known as the infamous Golden State Killer, stood trial and was sentenced to life in prison for the 50 home-invasion rapes and 13 murders...
SalonMeghan McCain Megan McCain: Biden will have to "talk to his creator" about stance on abortionverified_publisher Salon - Leah ForemanThe Roman Catholic bishops of the United States voted to make a statement on the sacrament of the Eucharist on Monday, preventing President Biden from taking communion due to his stance on abortion. On...
