Salon: Fall 2021 Internship
All pieces linked were written for Salon, September 2021-December 2021
The latest viral trend taking over social media? Quitting your job
Jussie Smollett, former “Empire” star, found guilty of lying to police about hate crime
https://www.salon.com/2021/12/10/jussie-smollett-empire-hate-guilty/
Republicans successfully force withdrawal of Biden nominee Saule Omarova
https://www.salon.com/2021/12/09/successful-force-withdrawal-of-biden-nominee-saule-omarova/
Wisconsin election "audit" run by conservative group finds no evidence of fraud
Senator Collins comes under fire after SCOTUS signals support for restrictive abortion ban
Parents of Michigan school shooter charged after previously being warned of son's threats
A timeline of Alice Sebold's "Lucky" saga, from a wrongful conviction to a redemptive documentary
https://www.salon.com/2021/12/02/alice-sebold-lucky-anthony-broadwater-unlucky/
As walls closed in on Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes, she turned to Rupert Murdoch
Dr. Oz is officially running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
https://www.salon.com/2021/12/01/dr-oz-is-officially-running-for-us-senate-in-pennsylvania/
"Jesus Christ Superstar" actor who played Judas suspended while under investigation for Jan. 6
https://www.salon.com/2021/11/24/jesus-christ-superstar-jan-6/
Jim Jordan hid COVID-19 diagnosis, saying "I don't talk about my health status with reporters"
Guards openly brag about being white supremacists in Florida prison
https://www.salon.com/2021/11/23/in-florida-known-work-as-guards/
"Be armed! Be dangerous": Republicans celebrate Rittenhouse verdict
https://www.salon.com/2021/11/19/be-armed-be-dangerous-celebrate-rittenhouse-verdict/
"QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley sentenced to three years in prison for Jan. 6 role
Capitol rioter Jenna Ryan says remorse is a "thought crime" ahead of prison sentence
“Being the Ricardos” investigates Lucille Ball as a Communist in new Amazon film trailer
https://www.salon.com/2021/11/10/being-the-ricardos-trailer-lucille-ball-nicole-kidman/
Marvel finally adds a gay title hero in "Eternals," only to have film banned in some countries
"Squid Game" fans harass a gamer whose name is causing confusion with Netflix's hit show
https://www.salon.com/2021/11/03/squid-game-fans-harassment-twitch-lydia-ellery/
Republicans have new idea to fix labor shortage: Loosen child labor laws
https://www.salon.com/2021/11/03/have-new-idea-to-fix-labor-shortage-loosen-child-labor-laws/
"PEN15" returns with more suffering, dancing and ... boyfriends?! Watch the trailer
https://www.salon.com/2021/11/03/pen15-hulu-trailer/
Mein Kampf, racial slurs and Antifa conspiracies lead wild first week at Charlottesville trial
Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes accused of bilking Betsy DeVos' family out of $100 million
Steve Bannon has enough of Mike Lindell's election "fantasy," pleads with him to "be realistic"
Watch "The Wheel of Time" epic adventure begin in Amazon's fantasy series – trailer
https://www.salon.com/2021/10/27/wheel-of-time-trailer-prime-video/
Trump blasts Meghan McCain as "lowlife" — and says he gave John McCain "world's longest funeral”
Trump's New York golf club faces criminal probe over potential tax dodging: report
Cheney's Jan. 6 plea to GOP falls on deaf ears as Trump derides her as "smug fool"
James Bond hasn't changed much, and neither have his problematic villains after 25 films
https://www.salon.com/2021/10/11/james-bond-villain-no-time-to-disfigurement-disability/
Federal judge orders FEC to investigate allegations NRA illegally gave to Republican campaigns
In HBO Max's "The Way Down," one evangelical church preaches dieting as the way to salvation
https://www.salon.com/2021/10/04/the-way-down-remnant-fellowship-diet-gwen-shamblin-lara/