The safest Emmys host yet - Candice Frederick - The safest Emmys host yet - Candice Frederick - The least offensive choice was always going to win this year's Emmys hosting gig

8 hours ago

The rock critic who taught me to listen -- Caryn Rose -- Dave Marsh took rock 'n' roll seriously. So should we

1 hour ago

Costco chicken bake, meet the galette -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Rotisserie chicken, a Caesar-ish dressing and store-bought pie crust turn a food-court favorite into an easy dinner

6 hours ago

"GTA VI" leaks versus the Epstein files -- Troy Farah -- The outrage over video game footage leaking online shouldn't outweigh sex crimes

7 hours ago

"Chronovisor" rewards close readers -- Coleman Spilde -- The stylish library thriller demands engagement for maximum pleasure. There's nothing like it

11 hours ago

The global appeal of the pastry dog -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- From Sister Schubert's sausage rolls to $28 pigs in a blanket, we can't stop reinventing dogs wrapped in dough

11 hours ago

Trump's weird war against the states -- Heather Digby Parton -- The president wants the federal government to control elections, deport millions and wage wars — but skip the rest

1 day ago

Why Netflix only champions crap -- Coleman Spilde -- "The Whisper Man" rounds out a trio of original films revealing Netflix's cruel intentions

5 days ago

JD Vance's chivalry to his wife Usha fools no one -- JD's chivalry to Usha fools no one -- Amanda Marcotte -- Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has the vice president's number

9 hours ago

Abdul El-Sayed answered 9/11 question honestly. CBS attacked him -- Abdul El-Sayed was right about 9/11 -- Alex Galbraith -- If you're going to ask an American how they feel about Sept. 11, you can't get mad at the correct answer

2 days ago

Why Erika Kirk failed as Turning Point USA's leader -- Why Erika Kirk failed as TPUSA's leader -- Amanda Marcotte -- One year after Charlie Kirk's death, the organization is a joke — even on the right

5 hours ago

It's time for Trump to fire Pete Hegseth -- Brian Karem -- He's dangerous. He's incompetent. He's ruining America's reputation. Even the president can see that

3 days ago

What we forget when we remember 9/11 -- Stephanie A. Martin -- - The Conversation -- Scholars of collective memory have long argued that that societies do not remember the past simply by preserving it

4 hours ago

Putin is testing Europe — but how far? -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Germany blames Russia for drone strike in Leipzig. It's a new phase in an overheating cold war

1 day ago

Trump unleashes nightmare fuel AI army -- CK Smith -- The president flooded Truth Social with dystopian machines warriors, exploding ships and Space Force fantasy memes

1 day ago

Women turning away from Susan Collins -- Shefali Luthra -- - The 19th -- Many women who backed the Republican incumbent for years now point to her role in confirming Brett Kavanaugh

9 hours ago

5 dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes -- CK Smith -- 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes -- CK Smith -- Federal investigators are now xamining why the Boeing 767 overran the runway, struck vehicles and caught fire

4 hours ago

Texas insurance fee paid for Flock cams - Ayden Runnels, Alex Ford - The Texas Tribune - The higher fee, meant to combat catalytic converter theft, provided millions to expand Flock's network across Texas

2 days ago

Alito is complicit in climate disaster -- Troy Farah -- The Supreme Court justice has made millions from companies that profit from our planet's destruction

2 days ago

Trump's broken media machine exposed -- Sophia Tesfaye -- The Bartiromo break up shows where Fox's loyalty actually ends

2 days ago

20 years on, "Idiocracy" is worthless -- Alex Galbraith -- 20 years on, "Idiocracy" is worthless -- Alex Galbraith -- The film's smirking, know-it-all pose was tired when it released. It's useless now

8 hours ago

When your library keeps score -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Chicago Public Library tells patrons exactly what they've saved. I've become obsessed with running up the amount

2 days ago

Harry Styles' answer to toxic manhood -- Dimitrios Aletras Jr. -- The pop star's queer takeover of Madison Square Garden offers America a better way of manhood

2 days ago

"Unzipped" captures a designer's nuance -- Coleman Spilde -- In the 1995 documentary, fashion is a dialogue that John Galliano's scrapped Met Gala never had

2 days ago

At US Open, tennis fights for attention -- CK Smith -- The tournament wanted influencers and spectacle. Players and fans are discovering what happens when they get them

3 days ago

This Agatha Christie show is disarming -- Melanie McFarland -- "Tommy & Tuppence" tops our guide to a very watchable fall TV season

4 days ago

Women's rage is in season again -- Melanie McFarland -- Hulu's "Furious" speaks to an ancient anger that the summer's biggest movie missed

4 days ago

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

9 days ago

Being fired for resisting tech saved me -- Susan Shapiro -- Pushed out of academia by new requirements, I beat the system and helped my students

15 days ago

MAGA's burrito meltdown -- Sophia Tesfaye -- A $20 meal became a right-wing media feud, exposing a party's broken promises

26 days ago

Kid's school supplies costing more -- Chabeli Carrazana -- - The 19th -- From lunchboxes to No. 2 pencils, the prices are skyrocketing. Here's how much

15 days ago

Bring back the corporate death penalty -- Troy Farah -- Bring back the corporate death penalty -- Troy Farah -- We have a mechanism to punish corporations that harm us. We should use it

18 days ago

Could Trump end up on your money? -- Jacques Hymans -- - The Conversation -- Putting living politicians on currency is uncommon but not unheard of

1 month ago

The U.S. economy is a giant betting app - Troy Farah - Senators oppose gambling on wildfire outcomes, but the financial sector rewards amoral wagers

27 days ago

Wall Street wants to change 401(k) rules -- Paul Kiel -- - ProPublica -- It could put your retirement at risk.

1 month ago

Measles death undercuts RFK Jr.'s doubts -- CK Smith -- Kennedy now acknowledges a Pennsylvania infant died from the virus, but the death still isn't reflected in CDC data

2 days ago

New guidance on fall vaccines -- Troy Farah -- Independent medical groups are filling the void left by Trump's health agenda

5 days ago

The gospel of science denial -- Heather Digby Parton -- Donald Trump and RFK Jr.'s anti-vax agenda has deep roots in fundamentalist faith and Big Business

26 days ago

AI's abortion misinformation problem -- Nicole Karlis -- Reproductive rights advocates are pushing back as AI chatbots misdirect abortion seekers

20 days ago

US life expectancy isn't what it seems -- Nicole Karlis -- Americans will pay to live longer, but experts say wealth doesn't guarantee a longer life in America

28 days ago

Fauci is an easy scapegoat - Troy Farah - Fauci is an easy scapegoat - Troy Farah - The Trump admin can deflect from their public health failures — including Ebola and the cyclospora outbreak

1 day ago

Texas GOP cornered by Big Bend backlash - Alejandro Serrano, Gabby Birenbaum - The Texas Tribune - Most of the state's GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region

15 days ago

Our caregiving industry is dying - Julia S. Beck - Leaked plans to declare migrants dead and a SCOTUS ruling are hollowing out elder care

1 day ago

Stuffing deserves to be dinner -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Stuffing deserves to be dinner -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Stale bread, sausage, vegetables and stock make an easy, cozy dinner — especially with a fried egg on top

1 day ago

Trump's mystery meat problem -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Cheap mystery beef, wild mustangs and the strange consequences of an opaque food system

12 days ago

How to spend a perfect day in Milwaukee -- Chaya Milchtein -- A Milwaukee native shares the restaurants, festivals and easy Wisconsin escapes that made her fall for home again

1 hour ago

Chefs don't just cook anymore -- Francesca Giangiulio -- As chefs expand into fashion, travel and social media, the boundaries of restaurant culture are shifting with them

7 days ago

A brownie-muffin for zucchini season -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A fudgy zucchini muffin, cold salted butter and the family language of asking, "What can I make you?"

8 days ago

Crocodile dumplings, kangaroo by rail -- Katie Lockhart -- Kangaroo loin, crocodile dumplings and wattleseed ice cream aboard Australia's Ghan train

8 days ago

Why the right is afraid of Girl Scouts -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Behind the cookies and badges is a quietly radical idea: Girls should be curious about the world

11 days ago

Lake America is Trump's "freedom fries" -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Long before "Lake America," 2003's freedom fries showed how nationalism turns language into a loyalty test

5 days ago

Why does "Jeopardy!" still haunt me? -- Steve Moulds -- The day I became a "Jeopardy!" champ was perfect. It wasn't until I got home that I started having trouble sleeping

15 days ago

All of a sudden, I'm an empty nester -- Robin Reiser -- I just dropped my daughter off for her first year of college. Finally, it hit me: This was her gig, not mine

15 days ago

Will AI be the death of the writer? -- Randall Horton -- I thought long and hard before writing this essay. I never want to sound like a relic screaming about good old days

15 days ago

I can't savor every moment as a parent -- Kristine Langley Mahler -- I fear my children will not remember me as a parent who prioritized play over work

15 days ago