The journalism thriller isn't dead (yet) Coleman Spilde - The journalism thriller isn't dead (yet) Coleman Spilde - Aaron Sorkin's "The Social Network" semi-sequel takes on much more than Facebook

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The real stakes of the AI drive-thru - Ashlie D. Stevens - The real stakes of the AI drive-thru - Ashlie D. Stevens - As McDonald's automates and Chick-fil-A sticks with people, hospitality is up for grabs

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France is on fire. Fox News freaks out - Andrew O'Hehir - A mass uprising against neoliberal budget cuts captures the world's attention — and fuels right-wing paranoia

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Paxton's security travel cost millions - Zach Despart - ProPublica - Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million

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Mullin shrugs off execution concerns -- CK Smith -- DHS chief dismisses concerns about live-streaming a military execution as lawmakers warn of martyrdom and morality

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Zelenskyy rallies allies as Putin stalls -- CK Smith -- Ukraine welcomes Trump's truce announcement, builds allied support and asks whether Moscow will stop its attacks

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TV never left "The Twilight Zone" -- Melanie McFarland -- Author Alan Sepinwall tells Salon how the show's creator, Rod Serling, changed entertainment

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SNL: "Public executions are back" -- CK Smith -- The cast took aim at Hegseth's public executions and Nazi imagery and with Trump's Nobel Peace Prize complaints

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Pete Hegseth's holy war on "weirdos" targets most Americans -- Hegseth's holy war has a math problem -- Amanda Marcotte -- Forget Iran — the defense secretary is focused on forcing his religion on everyone else

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Trump lashes out at Fox News as MAGA rally crowds shrink -- Trump attacks Fox as rally crowds shrink -- Sophia Tesfaye -- The White House also barred Politico from Air Force One to cap off a weekend of media attacks

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Jon Ossoff's not-so-secret weapon against JD Vance and Marco Rubio -- Jon Ossoff has what JD Vance never will -- Amanda Marcotte -- The rising Democratic star has what his GOP opponents lack: old-fashioned sex appeal

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Samuel Alito's unfinished business could be a gift to Democrats -- Samuel Alito's gift to Democrats -- Heather Digby Parton -- The justice's refusal to retire deprives Donald Trump of a Supreme Court vacancy ahead of likely blue midterm wave

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"Camp Donald" is the next Trump grift -- Heather Digby Parton -- Trump's plan to turn his Florida golf club into an official presidential retreat — and reap the benefits

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AZ House candidate says she was raped - Jasmine Mithani, The 19th - The 19th - Bernadette Greene-Placentia initially hesitated before reporting the attack a decision many survivors struggle with

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NYPD video fuels ICE shooting scrutiny -- CK Smith -- Police rushed a wounded father to the hospital as protests erupted over ICE shooting witnessed by his young son

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Trump says he should have 8 Nobel Prizes -- CK Smith -- Trump mourns losing the Nobel, criticizes winner Navi Pillay, a South African lawyer for her work with human rights

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What will Trump do after Election Day? -- Brian Karem -- What will Trump do after Election Day? -- Brian Karem -- Expect lies, threats and empty bluster. He's becoming politically insignificant — but still dangerous

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What Cornell says about MAGA complicity -- Amanda Marcotte -- White House attacks on DEI gave colleges cover to abandon women and minority students

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Why Trump loves "Phantom of the Opera" -- Alex Galbraith -- Like Andrew Lloyd Webber's masked outcast, Trump is willing to bring the whole house down

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Meet Trump's new WH press secretary -- Troy Farah -- She will replace the controversial Karoline Leavitt, who resigned in August

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Josh Hartnett always had what we needed -- Coleman Spilde -- Josh Hartnett always had what we needed -- Coleman Spilde -- In "Verity," Hartnett once again subverts expectations in a way Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise can't manage

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The rock critic who preferred pop -- Kenneth Womack -- Nik Cohn's new book "Corner Boy" reveals the godfather of rock criticism as music's contrarian

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Michael Shannon's R.E.M. won me over -- Caryn Rose -- The actor's show with Jason Narducy is more than nostalgia — it celebrates the band's artistry

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Lizzie Borden was no suffragist -- Jen Chaney -- "Monster" tries to redeem Borden as a late-in-life feminist. It's a bridge too far

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You can't solve a problem like "Digger" -- Coleman Spilde -- Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film indicts its audience when it should point the finger at itself

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"Lanterns" finds its power in fear -- Melanie McFarland -- To fulfill his destiny, John Stewart embraces what he was trained to reject — and so should we

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The fake hit song we could all agree on -- Alex Galbraith -- Tom Hanks' directorial debut produced a fake song that was undeniable

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I grew up next door to Ted Kaczynski -- Jamie Gehring -- Netflix's "Unabomber" wants to know what "made" him. I was his neighbor. There was no single moment

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Trump gets richer while gas prices soar -- Troy Farah -- The Iran war and energy crisis aren't problems for the president. They're a business model

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We have no business running a school - Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen, Jennifer Berry Hawes, Milo Strain, Carli Brosseau - ProPublica - Our reporting has shown how easily people have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and more

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The controversy of Tim Tebow & LifeSurge -- CK Smith -- Christian star is taking heat over Life Surge, but dozens of celebs lent credibility to questionable financial org

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Fast food and the private equity fallout -- Alex Galbraith -- The places Americans once loved for being cheap are a lesson in what buyouts do

16 days ago

Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras - Ayden Runnels - The Texas Tribune - Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras - Ayden Runnels - The Texas Tribune - Fourteen cities and counties have dropped Flock contracts or cut their number of cameras

13 days ago

Man City scandal isn't about soccer -- Andrew O'Hehir -- It's a tangled tale of global corruption and cynicism, and we're all complicit

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I don't want another restaurant app -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- In an age of predictive shopping and fake-friendly alerts, a paper punchcard respects your appetite

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Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring - Jay L. Zagorsky - The Conversation - Here's what to know about this growing trend

1 month ago

A bipartisan healthcare fix -- Howard Dean, Larry Bucshon -- Holding insurers accountable could be a point of agreement in a divided Washington

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Leave the Greenland sharks alone -- Troy Farah -- A bounty on 1,000 fish hearts is as barbaric as it sounds

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Christa Pike needed competent doctors -- Austin Sarat -- Lethal injection is a cruel procedure. If it's going to be done, doctors should be allowed to administer it

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Don't buy the AI miracle pitch -- Troy Farah -- Trump and Silicon Valley are selling the idea that AI will save us. It's a dangerous bet

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Suing Ken Paxton over abortion access - Shefali Luthra - The 19th - The case argues that Texas' near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions

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Russian plague catches Trump's eye - Troy Farah - Russian plague catches Trump's eye - Troy Farah - A 28-year-old lab technician's could be a highly fatal disease but a cause of death has yet to be released

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The cost of scheduling conversations -- Nicole Karlis -- What's lost when spontaneous communication declines?

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Are we in the AI end times? -- Troy Farah -- Anxiety over the dangers of artificial "intelligence" says more about human nature than about the machines

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Trump may kill free chips and salsa -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Trump may kill free chips and salsa -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Tariffs on tomatoes could turn one of dining's smallest gestures of hospitality into a line item

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Your soup needs a little vinegar -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Before reaching for salt, add acid

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We're over restaurant slop -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- From ghost kitchens to AI menus and PE slop, diners are hungry for food that feels like somebody meant it

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Generic food lost its stigma -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Private label used to mean settling. Aldi and other store brands turned it into a reason to shop

10 days ago

For better soups, start in the oven -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Roast first, simmer later

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The women reshaping kitchen culture -- Francesca Giangiulio -- From the Chef's Table Festival, chefs with different styles show there's no one way to lead

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The banana cake that gave me back myself -- Helene Rosenthal -- I left advertising to raise my daughters. A banana cake helped me find the creative life I thought I'd lost

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A menu for Dolly Parton Day -- Francesca Giangiulio -- A Southern spread honoring the Queen of Country, with recipes tied to her life and legacy

16 days ago

My affair with witchcraft -- Sarah Herrington -- Reeling from two break-ups — romantic and spiritual — I went to a local witch's Halloween healing event

10 days ago

"Where will you spend eternity?" -- S.J. Stover -- An evangelical theater experience like "Sleep No More" meets Dante's "Inferno," as interpreted by Franklin Graham

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I smell dead people -- Kelly McClure -- You may believe that ghosts don't exist because you've never seen one, but eyes aren't the only indicators

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What owning a cemetery taught me -- Sarah Gundle -- Despite being featured on Zillow Gone Wild, the house — a renovated church — sat on the market for nearly a year

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