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Swinger film explores love & polyamory

Filmmaker Mauro Russo Rouge spoke to Salon about filming swingers to "explore a world that is usually judged"

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The wrongful conviction of Chol Soo Lee

Filmmakers Julie Ha and Eugene Yi spoke to Salon about the landmark case in Asian American social justice

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Is marijuana addictive?

Stoner culture has perpetuated the idea that cannabis isn't truly addictive. Not so fast, psychologists say

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Oswalt on new catfishing cringe comedy

The comedian spoke to Salon about playing a father who pretends to a be a woman online ... to get…

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GOP's war on books: Only the beginning

Gutting public schools, targeting booksellers, shutting down libraries: Every censorship tactic is on the table

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What's BA.5 and why is it so contagious?

BA.5 is the most transmissible and immune-evasive subvariant yet. Here's how it took over the world

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Why polio is making a comeback

Unlike COVID-19, vaccinations for polio are nearly ubiquitous. Could an outbreak actually happen again?

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When monkeypox comes to schools

Following news about a daycare case, epidemiologists analyze the risk of monkeypox's spread in school settings

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AIPAC funnels GOP money into Dem races

Despite claiming bipartisan interest, the United Democracy Project hasn't spent money on a single Republican race

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Monkeypox gives paramedics COVID déjà vu

Union officials warn they are seeing the same plodding response to monkeypox that they saw in COVID-19

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"Keep Breathing": Survival sans Googling

Salon spoke to the creators of the surprise Netflix hit about a lawyer caught in the wilderness after a plane…

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How many times can you get COVID?

Public health experts weigh in on the latest science on the question of reinfections

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How Picasso Became Big Business

A new history of modern art flips the script by focusing on dealers, collectors, and curators.

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"Essential workers were invisible"

Workers cite a lack of safety training protocols as well as a lack of transparency around compensation

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"Virgin River" writer teases next season

Writer Patrick Sean Smith drops hints to Salon, addresses the town's traumas and deals with my mom

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Abortion pill reversal is "unscientific"

Some crisis pregnancy centers run by anti-choice groups are pushing a procedure called an "abortion pill reversal"

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"Rez Dogs" and its unexpected soundtrack

The FX show's creatives discuss building its specific world with an eclectic range of Native and Oklahoma musicians

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Creating Theo, Only Murders' conscience

In a new interview with Salon, James Caverly talks the deaf character’s origins and his own as an actor

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Monkeypox may already be a pandemic

It depends on how you define pandemic — but some doctors think it already qualifies

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Biden suffers a Paxlovid "rebound"

After taking Paxlovid, Biden tested negative for several days, then positive. He's not the only one

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Silk may help solve microplastic problem

Non-biodegradable microplastics are a scourge to life on Earth. MIT researchers see a partial solution in silk

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When will Phoenix become uninhabitable?

As climate change worsens, desert cities like Phoenix must adapt, or face a mass exodus

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That "Flowers in the Attic" ending

"I don't think people are born monsters," Paul Sciarrotta tells Salon in discussing V.C. Andrews' prequel series

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Masters is mini Trump with a master plan

From privatized water to Social security, GOP Senate hopeful Blake Masters has grand plans for change

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The Great Salt Lake's looming die-off

As the Great Salt Lake continues to dry up, the ecological future of the region may be bleak

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