Teddy Thompson is music’s best-kept secret
Singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson speaks to Salon about his latest album “Never Be the Same”
How a GOP megadonor became frontrunner for Texas AG
Mayes Middleton helped fund the right — but that’s nothing next to the money he’s spent on himself.
The new Helen of Troy is Black — and that’s upsetting racists
The controversy of Lupita Nyong'o in “The Odyssey” echoes earlier backlash to casting in other fantasy adaptations
Donald Trump needs artificial intelligence. He lacks the other kind
This longtime con man was doing deepfakes long before that was a thing. He's a bot in human form
“Amadeus” argues that every great artist needs a nemesis
Out of all the legendary musical beefs, the fable rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri is our greatest
Hunter Biden, Candace Owens and the power of “the Epstein class”
The right's most hated podcaster keeps growing her audience through controversy
“Tenacity & gratitude”: 2026 graduations hear strong advice and push back on intentional controversy
Graduation season 2026 shows how universities struggle to maintain consensus over what is wisdom and inspiration
A Trump family wedding, and the explanation that overshadowed it
Donald Trump Jr. married Bettina Anderson in a private ceremony, but his father's absence was oddly explained away
“Devil Wears Prada 2” shows how Christian imagery circulates in unusual ways in fashion industry
Christian imagery has come to shape the industry in profound ways.
“Michael,” Harry Potter and the death of the problematic fave
"Michael" and the Potterverse are booming. Apparently, we're done feeling bad about what that means