2020: SALON (364)

JANUARY

Disneyland with my invisible guest

Trump’s totally real favorite books list

Trump orders killing of Iran’s Soleimani

Mando & Witcher: Our gig economy heros

The case against binge watching TV

Silicon Valley is primed for revolt

Weed edibles less benign than you think

Iran launches missile attack: Pentagon

Trebek’s last Jeopardy will be on a whim

How Facebook misunderstands free speech

“1917” is irresponsibly nationalistic

The politics of my cleavage

Trump lied to us: It’s nothing new

Higher minimum wage means fewer suicides

“Gay marriage is evolution”

“Trump knew exactly what was going on”

The super-Earth next door

“Little America” is a joyful road trip

Alex Gibney on Putin and the oligarchs

Religious freedom: The 2020 battle is on

The suburban horror of “The Outsider”

I spent MLK Day with Stephen Miller

“Better Things” chili warms your soul

Engage “Star Trek: Picard”? Make it so!

“The Gentlemen”: So crass, it’s criminal

“Hillary”: An honesty you won’t believe

GOP anxious: Payback is coming

Our crappy healthcare gave rise to Goop

Paul Krugman is fighting the undead

Easy football-inspired whoopie pies

The cancellation of “American Dirt”

FEBRUARY

How Kobe’s rape case showed our misogyny

Don Lemon, this is no laughing matter

Why Lamar Alexander took the fall

Don’t trust the techies with democracy

Trump acquitted; Romney bucks GOP

The racist art of naming a virus

Birds of Prey is a fab, feminist grenade

My father’s final trip wouldn’t be solo

The charcoal “health” trend needs to die

Can comedy save abortion?

50 Cent brings wrongful conviction to TV

Samantha Bee’s election coverage plans

Culinary Union won’t endorse in Nevada

“High Fidelity” finds a cool groove

Confessions of a synesthete

Airbnb is “Disney-fying” Havana

On water bottle separation anxiety

The alarming rise of the “Amazon Empire”

Will UC fire striking grad students?

“Fresh Off the boat” ends with dignity

Nazi-punchers, Hunters is a show for you

How I stole my bike back

How the next recession will start

Sen. Sanders supports striking students

Uber, Lyft are not eco-friendly: Study

Inside Netflix’s painful new docuseries

Inside COVID-19’s bizarre genetics

“The Invisible Man” is clearly a winner

Joe Biden projected winner of SC primary

MARCH

Will Shahid Buttar unseat Nancy Pelosi?

Coronavirus spread underestimated in WA

Biden sweeps South, Sanders wins Calif.

Pissed about Super Tuesday? Move on

Ann Druyan on the optimism of “Cosmos”

“Don’t write with gender in mind”

Your phone can’t save you now

Isaac Asimov’s invention of the robot

American needed this Dixie Chicks revival

Calls for Sanders to exit after losses

The planet with iron rain

US may have failed to contain COVID-19

“David’s going up against Goliath” 

Marriage and the coronavirus outbreak

Social distancing doesn’t mean isolation

The election is “going to be a s**tshow”

The new phase of life in America

“Little Fires Everywhere” burns bright

These days “Deus” feels a lot more human

Netflix’s “Tiger King” is to die for

Growing hope indoors in Trump’s America

Finding nature in quarantine 

Trump’s misleading chloroquine claims

Grocery clerks fear for their safety

“Picard” finale: Hail to the future

Home schooling now? Lose those schedules

I tried to call my mother to say goodbye

How to make a COVID-19 vaccine

Grocery delivery workers launch a strike

New Biden allegations, facts and fiction

APRIL

Market patriotism’s blood sacrifice

Small biz in big trouble

Zoom fatigue is real, and I’m exhausted

“it’s a different kind of Saturday”

COVID-19’s “cytokine storm,” explained

Can pets get COVID-19? It’s complicated

Is NYC undercounting COVID-19 patients?

The COVID-19 “breathing exercises” rumor

Why fast food workers are on strike

Netflix’s lush & devastating “Tigertail”

Medical marijuana’s pandemic history

Outbreak in SF was “preventable”

The case to abolish student debt

Airlines get $25 billion bailout deal

The future depends on antibody tests

Sanders and the power of solidarity

Alicia Silverstone: I like weird things

“SNL” sans audience? Honestly, it works

Science and herbalism become friends

Jane Goodall is hopeful for the future

The virus test supply chain is broken

Here’s what Trump should be doing

This is what 20% unemployment looks like

The bittersweet “Beastie Boys Story”

A restaurant transformed by the pandemic

“Dog’s see us for who we really are”

The ruling class is making this worse

When Americans lost their empathy

Hospital study reveals how virus spreads

The Mayo Clinic bows to Pence

MAY

Ryan Murphy on his utopian “Hollywood”

“Upload”: Heaven has a data plan for us

Science denialism: From Galileo to now

Dubya docuseries “is not a whitewash”

Check out May’s new must-read books

A “shield” to stop the coronavirus

What is “Covid Toe”?

Le sigh! “The Eddy” mixes jazz & misery

These brownies have only two ingredients

The far-right’s pandemic reaction

“Trial by Media” fuels courtroom drama

The Gates-coronavirus conspiracy theory

Kroger workers decry “hero” paycut

How to think about a modern-day lynching

All hail Hulu’s cheeky show “The Great”

Butter cookies that melt in your mouth

The end of group fitness

Netflix’s new show lacks “Flower” power

“Jane Roe” was paid to oppose abortion

GOP says no to another stimulus check

Michigan AG: Trump isn’t welcome back

The authenticity of “Jane Roe,” off-script

My baby born, my friend murdered

How gadgets are making quarantine worse

Why business is booming for psychics

TJ’s workers fear for their safety, jobs

Cali’s COVID-19 spike doesn’t bode well

“Historic” SpaceX launch not so historic

“Ramy” & Mahershala Ali, a blessed combo

What cleaning a hoarder house is like

A nationwide police riot

JUNE

Louisville prosecutors mourn David McAtee

The psychology of the reactionaries

How Trump bungled the pandemic response

John Boyega, the Hollywood rebel we need

Henry Rollins slams pandemic masculinity

The downfall of a president

Coronavirus’ next victim: Capitalism

More do’s and don’ts for white allies

Can the asymptomatic spread coronavirus?

The toxic menace in old furniture

In defense of Seattle’s autonomous zone

Spike Lee triumphs with “Da 5 Bloods”

George Floyd and the white gaze

Protesting: Just what the shrink ordered

What is antifa? The media has no idea

Pandemic isn’t over: It’s his fault

“Lax cybersecurity” at the CIA

US stockpiled a useless COVID-19 drug

Hollywood’s impact on transgender lives

I’m a doctor. I don’t need to be a hero

Empty arena overshadows “comeback”

Anonymous hacks the cops

Vegas workers fear for their health

“The Politician” insights into voters

1,500 mile-long dust plume hits the US

“There is no revolution without art”

The long road to justice

Seniors being targeted for COVID scams

Social platforms holds Trump accountable

“Welcome to Chechnya” never feels safe

JULY

Why labor unions make people less racist

“This country’s got a s**ty history”

Fighting two viruses: COVID-19 & racism

Being a Chicano chef in the era of Trump

“Taco Bell Quarterly” feeds the literati

Young, black, autistic – and imprisoned

What did Trump cut from Bolton’s book?

The blonde ambition of “Stateless” 

An uneasy look at Amy Schumer’s insides

“Old Guard” gives superheroes new life

Alzheimer’s in the era of COVID-19

The 99% can force the 1% to defeat COVID

“Odd Radio Circles” perplex astronomers

A recipe for boycott: Goya alternatives

Jeff Sessions had it coming

It’s time for Indigenous decolonization

The Painted Bird is a brutal masterpiece

Meet Norway’s answer to Anthony Bourdain

Is this what democracy looks like?

Fox News: New claims of rape, harassment

On a break from Friends? Try these shows

Netflix must-watch: Love on the Spectrum

Sharks virtually extinct from reefs

Dave Franco’s Airbnb horror flick

The ReidOut needs a challenge, not chums

In defense of a maximum wage

Pushback against Black suffering in art

The new “Last Chance U” team sacrifices

the mental toll of becoming an Olympian

Music helped treat her dad’s dementia

Inside four David & Goliath ACLU cases

AUGUST

Summer blueberry desserts, four ways

Boredom is driving COVID-19 outbreaks

“Where are the good Americans?”

Trump’s COVID fraud is coming unglued

“We are all unreliable witnesses”

Nobody’s buying Trump’s school lies

How one drum corps uplifts Black lives

Netflix’s Chef Gabe: Eggplant parmigiana

The psych study that became prophecy

Big Tech listens to your therapy session

Defund police, refund mental health

Read “Luster” and more novels in August

Is Russia’s hasty COVID vaccine safe?

Courtney B.Vance on “Lovecraft Country”

Netflix’s Chef Gabe: Food’s an equalizer

A grown-up ham and cheese Hot Pocket

MyPillow CEO lobbies Trump on new “cure”

Fridge Wars is how I aspire to cook now

Don Jr. and Jared referred to DOJ: report

Steve Bannon arrested on fraud charges

DeJoy contradicts warnings on mail votes

Dead to Me’s genre-nonconforming charms

Wildfires, coronavirus collide in Cali

When tear gas becomes a pollutant

A revolutionary “I May Destroy You” end

RNC speaker against votes for women

Trump wanted to “maim” migrants: report

“Bill & Ted 3” more bogus than excellent

Beat GOP with “democracy moneyball”

Wildfire smoke worsens homeless crisis

The “6%” myth that the right is pushing

SEPTEMBER

I felt responsible for my mother’s life

The “terrifying” deepfake audio dangers

Charlie Kaufman’s new almost-masterpiece

Pauly Shore’s back: “They dusted me off”

We have fascists marching in the streets

Why physics needs another Einstein

The science of growing giant watermelons

Masks increase immunity to COVID: study

Horrors of enslaved fishing boat labor

“Northern Exposure” for our cabin fever

Trump: More Lindbergh than Churchill

Coastal Elites: This is why they hate us

“Lovecraft” & the ultimate magical Karen

The “sad desk lunch” is even sadder now

Science denial: Sadism, not ignorance

Rudy Guiliani got a PPP Loan

Pandemic: Food costs are still in flux

Did right-wing groups influence the CDC?

Will the Democrats fight?

Emo Rubik says “play” makes you wise

The rich won’t let us quarantine

Ballot rules may erase 100K votes in PA

GOP: Always power above people

Unpacking Trump’s beef with canned tuna

A fascist Stormfront is superhero attire

“The Comey Rule” will trigger Trump

Helium-free balloons could save physics

FDA dragging feet on food safety law

Reading list to survive the plague year

Why did Trump act like that? He’s scared

OCTOBER

Uber’s goal: A “permanent underclass” 

Stable genius becomes a disease vector

Bruce Lee is “still teaching us”

Capitalism: Our pre-existing condition

Trump says he’s leaving hospital tonight

A new Electoral College nightmare

Trump’s sense of manhood kills people

FBI busts alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer

Coughing Trump dodges Fox’s questions

Bake a no-fuss apple crumb cake for fall

The first galaxies in the universe

Can restaurants turn away COVID deniers

Barrett: Anti-feminist troll operation

Another Trump cheating scheme implodes

Trump’s NBC play for almighty TV rating

“Chicago 7”: Heist meets courtroom drama

Pumpkin cookies that taste like cake

What are “leftover” black holes?

Lovecraft Country redefines Black magic

I can’t believe we have to say this

Feeding family in “Coming Home Again”

Why Hollywood loves “Hillbilly Elegy”

Trump said that he is “cured” of COVID-19

Raising a Black son in a white world

The pandemic sobriety trend is real

Trump’s final pitch: What virus?

Barrett’s confirmation: A sexist troll 

Trump pretends pandemic is “ending”

FB throttled left-leaning sites: report

Why you’re resisting making future plans

Scott Snyder on Trump’s wall fantasy

NOVEMBER

A hearty cinnamon apple skillet pancake

The cult comedy group that foresaw Trump

Democrats blew it: But there’s hope

Biden stands on the edge of victory

Biden on track to win Friday

Joe Biden elected president – at last

Showtime’s “Moonbase 8” has zero gravity

Keep TV good and Trump’s flunkies off

Why Mitch is backing Trump’s bogus coup

Trumpism is more alive than ever

Trump’s coup won’t work – this time

Far right facing Trump’s downfall

We don’t want monuments, we want justice

Why Trump’s coup attempt would fail

Thirsty John Oliver is our 2020 mood

Can the GOP take COVID seriously now?

The secret to baking a crustier loaf

Trump cashes in on Republican racism

Corporate capital and Trump’s coup

Turkey Day prep with NYC’s top pie maker

Sausage & mushroom lasagna in a skillet

Black Narcissus remake is nun the wiser

COVID-19 cases poised to double by Feb.

Trump addiction: It’s not about Trump

“The Flight Attendant” achieves lift-off

Shepard Smith talks life after Fox News

Advice for “Emily in Paris” season 2

Use cranberry sauce in two sweet treats

The triumph of Fleetwood Mac in 2020

DECEMBER

Will Georgia GOP voters stay home? No

The surreal manipulation of “Black Bear”

Did SNL writers pen Rudy’s fraud circus?

Aren’t you glad Fauci hung in there?

Quantum leap made COVID vaccine possible

“We young, bro,” my friend tells me

That aggravating “Middle Beach” ending

Why we need the “Ted Lasso” way

A nightmare COVID scenario has come true

Small business owners speak out

No comfort & joy in Melania’s Christmas

Did you know cheesecake is really a pie?

Stop thinsplaining to obese people

The Proud Boys’ party is over

Bye, bye Bill Barr

6 great film performances you missed

Another disappointing “The Stand” reboot

Dan Brown turned my folks into QAnoners

8 easy ways to fancy up holiday drinks

We watch TV how Obama does, not Trump

A Star of Bethlehem redux?

Why Trumpers cling to their failed coup

A weird radio signal from a nearby star

How the coronavirus got to Antarctica

“Low class” Donald Trump and the Wasps

They arrested me for playing basketball

Big Pharma needs an Appalachian elegy

Fart of the Deal: Trump blows it again

Humanity’s space travel plans for 2021

Our favorite kitchen tools of 2020

Growing hope indoors in Trump’s America

News Source: Salon

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