This essay was originally published in Salon on January 30, 2021. We're revisiting Salon's Best Life Stories of 2021 now through the end of the year. Read more here. I have to start this off by ...

Sorkin aside, some queer performers came out okay, on some level, in the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad year that was 2021. So did our stories: specifically, nonbinary characters and performers ...

As 2021 comes to a close, it is difficult to say whether humanity has progressed much in the past twelve months. For all the medical advances in treating COVID-19, we were set back by misinformation ...

While COVID-19 was the most conspicuous science story of 2021, it may not have been the one with the most significant long-term consequences. This is not to say that the pandemic wasn’t continually ...

The common wisdom about the “hot take” — the derisive term for a provocative but poorly argued position — is that it persists because social media algorithms don’t really distinguish between people ...

This essay was originally published in Salon on October 23, 2021. We're revisiting Salon's Best Life Stories of 2021 now through the end of the year. Read more Best of 2021 here. I’ve always had sex ...

This essay was originally published in Salon on September 25, 2021. We're revisiting Salon's Best Life Stories of 2021 now through the end of the year. Read more Best of 2021 here. During the first ...

This essay was originally published in Salon on May 15, 2021. We're revisiting Salon's Best Life Stories of 2021 now through the end of the year. Read more Best of 2021 here. Addy Walker wasn’t my ...

This story originally appeared on Hidden Remote. Movie fans always look forward to summertime! It’s when made-for-the-big-screen movie features premiere. Due to the pandemic, July 2021 is even more ...

This essay was originally published in Salon on April 3, 2021. We're revisiting Salon's Best Life Stories of 2021 now through the end of the year. Read more Best of 2021 here. Over the last two weeks, ...

This essay was originally published in Salon on February 13, 2021. We're revisiting Salon's Best Life Stories of 2021 now through the end of the year. Read more Best of 2021 here. My friend Dante ...