AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File This article was originally published on The Conversation. Social media sites’ responses to the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal and new European privacy regulations have given users much more control over who […]
With this tag: All Salon
270 posts
This article was originally published on The Conversation. “Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?” My anthropology class replied, “SpongeBob Squarepants.” Their thunderous response filled the auditorium. Nearly 20 years ago, the underwater […]
Getty/mediaphotos There may be a scientific reason that nerds wear glasses: All that book learning has made their eyesight worse than their jock counterparts. New research led by scientists at Cardiff University and the University of […]
Getty/Win McNamee What’s the most recent lie Donald Trump has told? Was it his lie about the Philadelphia Eagles showing that they don’t respect the flag and our national anthem when they didn’t show […]
Getty/dolgachov This post originally appeared on Common Sense Media. Parents: there's no absolute right answer as to whether it's OK to read your kid's text messages. It depends on your kid's age, personality, and […]
Getty/Jewel Samad The cover of Kanye West's latest album "Ye" features a beautiful landscape of mountains with a phrase – "I hate being Bi-Polar its awesome" – scribbled across the center in lime green. Many fans wondered if […]
Getty Images It turns out that a televangelist who preaches that good health and financial prosperity go to the most devout of Christians isn’t asking his congregants to give him the money to buy […]
Shutterstock/DedMityay This article originally appeared on Massive. Approximately 24.8 million people worldwide are diagnosed with some form of autism, according to a 2015 report, exhibiting social disconnection, communication issues, and repetitive behaviors due to brain […]
Getty/Salon This story first appeared on Food 52, an online community that gives you everything you need for a happier kitchen and home – that means tested recipes, a shop full of beautiful products, a cooking […]
Getty/Mike Windle Do you work in Silicon Valley? Do you know who Mary Meeker is? If the answer is “no” on both fronts, you can probably be forgiven for your ignorance. For those within […]
Tesla An unidentified driver's Tesla sedan crashed into a parked police vehicle in Laguna Beach, California, on Tuesday morning, while the car was cruising in semi-automated "Autopilot" mode. Nobody was in the parked vehicle when the […]
AP This article originally appeared on ProPublica. John Arnett chose Adams County, Ohio, as his home long before he was old enough to vote, drink beer or drive a motorcycle along the Ohio River. […]
Shutterstock I looked up at the razor wire atop the 15-foot double electrified fence and thought, this is my last chance to turn back. I was about to enter a maximum security prison, voluntarily and […]
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Joint ventures between Western and Chinese companies are in the news over accusations — including those of President Donald Trump — that China uses them to steal intellectual property from foreign competitors in […]
James Ransom/Food52 This story first appeared on Food 52, an online community that gives you everything you need for a happier kitchen and home – that means tested recipes, a shop full of beautiful products, a […]
Getty/agrobacter Diabetes is one of the most common diseases in the United States: nearly 1.5 million cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year in America. Moreover, according to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes ranked seventh among leading causes […]
AP Photo/Felipe Dana This article was originally published on The Conversation. I first visited the Zaatari refugee camp in early 2015. Located in northern Jordan, the camp is home to more than 80,000 Syrian […]
Getty/gradyreese This article was originally published on The Conversation. Is self-control something you can acquire, like a new language or a taste for opera? Or is it one of those things you either have […]
AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) This article was originally published on The Conversation. Editor’s note: Mohammad Hassan Khalil, associate professor of religious studies and director of the Muslim Studies Program at Michigan State University, answers six […]
AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) This article was originally published on The Conversation. Editor’s note: Mohammad Hassan Khalil, associate professor of religious studies and director of the Muslim Studies Program at Michigan State University, answers six […]
AP/Evan Vucci/Getty/KCNA It seems like ages ago when political leaders were seriously talking about President Donald Trump winning a Nobel Peace Prize. In light of North Korea's suspension of talks with South Korea over the […]
AP/Getty/Salon In just the last few days: Jared and Ivanka gave happy-talk speeches at the Grand Opening of the new American Embassy in Jerusalem, sharing the stage with two Trump-loving, Jew-hating, Muslim-hating, Catholic-bashing conservative […]
Getty/Mark Ralston Uber is on an expedition to heal its tarnished public reputation. Under the helm of its new Chief Executive Officer, Dara Khosrowshahi, the company made an announcement on Tuesday that the company would prioritize […]
Getty/Photo Montage by Salon This piece originally appeared on 100 Days in Appalachia. Regional iron and steel industry leaders say they are disappointed by the Trump administration’s delay on a decision about which countries […]
AP Photo/Tanya Bindra, File This article was originally published by Scientific American. When news broke this week that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing yet another Ebola outbreak, many public health experts […]
Getty/Salon If you pay attention to what Silicon Valley’s best and brightest are up to, you know about tech survivalism. The digital elite are preparing for the Apocalypse, and have been for a while. […]
Getty/Mixmike This article was originally published on The Conversation. “Civilization begins with distillation,” said William Faulkner, a writer and drinker. Although our thirst for alcohol dates back to the Stone Age, nobody has figured […]
Shutterstock This article was originally published on The Conversation. When someone makes a nasty quip, cuts us off in traffic, ignores our suggestions or takes credit for our work, we get mad, sad and […]
Starz/Erica Parise Few things are more efficient than surfacing difficult truths and bringing secrets to light than a death in the family. Straightaway “Vida,” Starz’s new half-hour drama airing new episodes on Sundays at […]
Noah Sheldon There’s something so poignant, in a funny and sad way, about the image of Guo Jie, a poor, rural Chinese woman who transports an enormous pile of Styrofoam on her bicycle every […]
Getty/Bloomsbury Publishing/Salon Excerpted from “The Beach Boys’ Smile” by Luis Sanchez (Bloomsbury, 2014). Reprinted with permission from Bloomsbury Publishing. The drift of influence between Brian Wilson and Phil Spector was fraught with one-sided expectation […]
GettyEthan Miller/AP/Jordan Strauss Adult film actress Stormy Daniels savagely took down comedian and Trump-enthusiast Roseanne Barr on Friday for sharing alternative facts about her work in pornography. The quarrel began when the "Roseanne" star alleged on Twitter that Daniels, whose real name is […]
AP/Getty/Salon The "Black Tax" is a term my friends and I jokingly throw around from time to time. It's basically shorthand for how African Americans have to work ten times as hard as white people do to […]
Getty/Mandel Ngan As has been well-documented, President Donald Trump has a pathological tendency to distort the truth. However, according to a new NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll, his tendency to lie isn't tarnishing his public image — at least among […]
Erik Morales The grand tradition of death-defying showmanship, from Harry Houdini to Evel Knievel, takes a new spin in poor, rural India in “Riders of The Well of Death.” You can watch the full […]
FOX For the first time, "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening publicly addressed criticism surrounding the character of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian-American convenience-store owner voiced by a white man, for the first time in an interview with […]
Getty/ChrisChrisW Excerpted with permission from Food Pharmacy: A Guide to Gut Bacteria, Anti-Inflammatory Foods, and Eating for Health by Lina Aurell and Mia Clase. Copyright 2018 by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. Without getting ahead of […]
I.R.S Records/Bloomsbury Publishing/Salon Excerpted from “R.E.M.’s Murmur” by J. Niimi (Continuum, 2005). Reprinted with permission from Bloomsbury Publishing. It was back in Macon that Bill Berry first encountered Mike Mills, a fellow high school […]
HBO/Helen Sloan Unfortunately, "Game of Thrones" fans are going to have to wait even longer to get their hands on author George R.R. Martin’s “The Winds of Winter" – the latest entry in his best-selling "Song of […]
YouTube/Fox News President Donald Trump's appearance on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday morning ended awkwardly as the conservative hosts attempted to ease the president off the air before his words got him into too […]
AP/Matt Rourke Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill was released from prison on bail Tuesday following a ruling from Pennsylvania's Supreme Court. He had been jailed in a state prison for the last five months on […]
KGC-22/STAR MAX/IPx There's no doubt that being married to a future king of England and mother to the heir to his throne comes with an expectation of elegance. And Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has […]
Getty/NatashaBreen This article was originally published on The Conversation. Mushrooms are often considered only for their culinary use because they are packed with flavor-enhancers and have gourmet appeal. That is probably why they are […]
YouTube/MSNBC Arriving in style, progressive filmmaker and longtime activist, Michael Moore, showed up unannounced at the Michigan Capitol building and delivered a stern message to the state's GOP Gov. Rick Snyder: If the water […]
Getty/Shutterstock/Salon Some Illinois lawmakers are proposing that schools receive extra funding to replace law enforcement in schools with mental health services — a direct rebuke to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, President Donald Trump and other […]
Getty/Saul Loeb/AMC/Frank Ockenfels 3 The hit TV series "Breaking Bad" came to a close in September 2013, but Fox News star Sean Hannity may just make it great again. That's because several Twitter users suggested yesterday that […]
Getty/Kena Betancur A new poll reveals that Republicans are improving in their chances against Democrats on generic ballots for the 2018 midterm elections — although that, in its own right, may not be cause for […]
Getty/ismagilov "I don't want the last thing I see to be a pile of old Wired magazines," Jessica said. Down from the bookcase and into the recycling they went. I had known what we […]
Getty/Mark Wilson/AP/Jordan Strauss In the past week alone, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz bravely and publicly reckoned with his childhood sexual assault and subsequent battles with mental health issues; pop icon Mariah Carey revealed […]
Getty/Frederick M. Brown/AP/Evan Vucci Stephen Colbert made a golden joke as he briefed his "Late Show" audience on the new developments surrounding the so-called "pee tape" that allegedly features the president of the United States and prostitutes in a Moscow hotel room on Thursday night. In […]
AP/Jeff Roberson Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is facing calls for his resignation from members of both parties as more horrifying details come to light about the sexual misconduct accusations against him. A St. Louis […]