Lily Salter's Blog, page 1079
June 15, 2015
We’re all “Goonies” in Astoria: Following the lucid dream of the Goondocks, 30 years later
I joined the thousands of fans descending on the tiny Oregon town where "The Goonies" was filmed
We’re all living in Jurassic World: Behold the white male academic dinosaurs, roaring back
Students are hypersensitive! Women can't take a joke! These attitudes should be more endangered than they are
Kill the Helms Amendment!: Rape victims in conflict zones need access to safe abortion
As long as the Obama administration fails to act, real women are suffering trauma and sometimes irreversible harm
The 7 most tragic band deaths in rock history
Rock 'n' roll is filled with heartbreaking stories. From Lynyrd Skynyrd to Jim Croce, these are some of the saddest
The 10 most emotional moments from the “Game of Thrones” finale, ranked from most to least tragic
Even for fans who have withstood a lot, this was a rough one
“It’s an utter lie”: Glenn Greenwald slams Rupert Murdoch-owned paper’s Edward Snowden smear
Investigative journalist fires back after Sunday Times of London goes after his partner and NSA whistle-blower
Lessons from Ryan Adams: What Smash Mouth could learn from the one-time king of the on-stage freak-out
Smash Mouth's Steve Harwell flipped out at fans — but there's an art to staying cool while you're losing it
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar defends Rachel Dolezal, comes out as a short person
"Bottom line: The black community is better off because of her efforts"
“Love the hope for 19 million new jobs — but how many will go to Americans?” Conservative Twitter responds to Jeb’s presidential launch
The base isn't ready for Jeb -- but the reaction wasn't entirely negative, either
“Game of Thrones” finale: Cersei’s public shaming has deep historical roots
Students of medieval history and politics — like George R.R. Martin — have seen this ritual humiliation before
