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Rand Paul is basically doomed: How the man who was supposed to “reinvent” the GOP fell flat on his face

It wasn't too long ago that Rand Paul was viewed as a serious threat to the GOP nomination. Not any longer

Wing-nut conspiracy theorists have done it again: The truth about the Planned Parenthood hoax revealed

Probes into alleged for-profit organ harvesting have turned up exactly nothing. So why won't the right take a hint?

“Reform” makes broken New Orleans schools worse: Race, charters, testing and the real story of education after Katrina

An all-charter-school system was heralded as the future for urban schools. The future is filled with flaws

All I wanted was one person to say, “Yes, you’re fat, but that’s not a bad thing”: Coming to terms with my post-baby body

I was sick of hearing I'd get my body back. When I finally gave up hope for an "idealized shape," I found freedom

7 surprising ways porn is changing

The industry is shifting in interesting ways

A taxonomy of summer jams: Here are the 8 types of songs that cure the summertime blues

A look at the data shows summer hits share certain traits

How to fight back against irony: a guide

Irony is a seductive cultural force, but one that insulates us from real human connection

“Clueless” wasn’t supposed to be a hit: “I don’t think they necessarily saw a teen female audience as being much of a boon”

Salon talks to Jen Chaney, author of "As If!: The Oral History of Clueless" about the movie's timeless appeal

The FBI built a database that can catch rapists — almost nobody uses it

For 30 years the FBI has ignored a system meant to help cops track the behavioral patterns of violent criminals

A most brilliant art world con: A near-perfect scheme, barely unraveled, straight from Hollywood

It was a brilliant idea: Buy the original, then commission and sell forgeries. It almost worked ...