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The beauty and brutality of '90s rock - Caryn Rose - The beauty and brutality of '90s rock - Caryn Rose - "Even the Good Girls Will Cry" recounts the era's mythmaking and how the former Hole bassist managed to survive it

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Next for Cuba: A GOP oligarchy - Heather Digby Parton - Next for Cuba: A GOP oligarchy - Heather Digby Parton - Business and commerce are driving Donald Trump and Marco Rubio's desire to "take" Cuba

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A Cabinet behind military gates -- Chauncey DeVega -- Housing officials on military bases has little precedent in U.S. history. It has plenty in authoritarian regimes

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Trump's rising Iran War price tag -- Garrett Owen -- The Pentagon requests more than $200 billion for the war while the White House hasn't articulated a clear objective

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My parents died and left me 34 fish -- Becky Robison -- "My Parents Are Dead: What Now?" is a darkly funny guide to navigating grief and the paperwork that follows

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A sheet pan dinner that actually works -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Render the fat, blister the tomatoes, soften the feta — and let the pan do the rest

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A woman's place is in an isolated cabin -- Melanie McFarland -- Taylor Sheridan's new show calls for abandoning scary city life for a rustic outhouse of one's own

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How Iran emasculated JD Vance -- Amanda Marcotte -- The vice president's alignment with Trump risks harming the persona he's built with manosphere voters ahead of 2028

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"Project Hail Mary" is movie medicine -- Coleman Spilde -- The Ryan Gosling-led adaptation of Andy Weir's bestseller is a moving, must-see roadmap through our future

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For Gen Z Republican men, sex is solitary -- Gen Z Republicans obsess over "gooning" -- Amanda Marcotte -- Young conservatives' anger at women is taking a nihilistic turn

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I watched "Inside the Manosphere" with my son -- "Inside the Manosphere" with my son -- Andi Zeisler -- Louis Theroux's documentary seems to be shocking a lot of people, but we agreed it could have gone much harder

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Trump's "America First" becomes America alone -- "America First" becomes America alone -- Heather Digby Parton -- The nation's allies are refusing to help in Iran, leaving the president increasingly isolated on the world stage

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Who will stop Trump on Iran? -- Brian Karem -- As the war escalates and the president digs in, the White House says "Nobody tells him what to do"

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ICE detains citizens' parents - Jeff Ernsthausen, Mario Ariza, McKenzie Funk, Mica Rosenberg, Gabriel Sandoval - ProPublica - When parents of underage U.S. citizens are detained, the kids are left in the lurch

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Trump: Pass SAVE Act "for Jesus" -- Alex Galbraith -- The president pitched the voter ID bill as a higher calling before wondering if he would win in a fight with Elvis

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LaGuardia plane crash kills two -- Alex Galbraith -- In tower audio, an air traffic controller can be heard admitting they "messed up"

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Tulsi Gabbard's Iran pivot -- Heather Digby Parton -- The DNI who once sold shirts that read "No War With Iran" is now apparently all in on Donald Trump's war of choice

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Trump condemned for Mueller post -- Alex Galbraith -- Trump condemned for Mueller post -- Alex Galbraith -- Republicans and Democrats came together to say the president went too far

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Trump threatens ICE airport deployment -- Alex Galbraith -- Border czar Tom Homan said that ICE agents would be deployed to airports this week to ease the strain on TSA

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An ultimatum & a global oil prices shock -- CK Smith -- Officials urge patience while energy costs climb, widening the gap between political messaging and economic reality

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Chavez news rocks farmworker movement - Chabeli Carrazana, Shefali Luthra, Marissa Martinez - The 19th - Sexual abuse allegations against Chavez have rocked them. But their focus is still on protecting other women

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Rose Byrne's strange post-Oscars move -- Coleman Spilde -- The conveniently timed "Tow" is a less-than-fitting rebound for a best actress nominee, but don't blame Byrne

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Cosby loses $19 million assault case -- Alex Galbraith -- 84-year-old Donna Motsinger accused Cosby of drugging, assaulting her in 1972

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The Taylor Frankie Paul reality check -- Melanie McFarland -- "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star and almost "Bachelorette" reflects a media-enabled numbness to wrongdoing

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AI brings new fears for sex workers - Kate Reynolds - The 19th - The rise of OnlyFans and AI has some sex workers concerned their likenesses will be exploited

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Buffy star Nicholas Brendon dies -- CK Smith -- From television icon to beloved everyman, his performance and life left a lasting mark on fans and colleagues alike

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The useful rage of Godzilla -- Melanie McFarland -- Godzilla stories warn that humanity's attempts to control the uncontrollable inevitably invite catastrophe

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Mastering the business of creativity -- Paulette Perhach -- If you want something, you have to do more than give. You have to go out and get

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Social media has changed how we spend -- Melanie Lockert -- It's a marketer's world and we're all just living in it

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Protect your data after massive breach -- Nina Jagannathan -- "People are usually their own worst enemy in security," one expert warns

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The cost of keeping money secrets -- Sheryl Nance-Nash -- Two in five adults in committed relationships have kept financial secrets from their partners, a survey says

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My parents died. It's a whole second job -- Becky Robison -- My parents died. It's a whole second job -- Becky Robison -- Millennial kids of Boomers have started to join the dead parents club, where mourning is just the beginning

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How many financial accounts do you need? -- Dana Miranda -- A financial adviser weighs in on six common accounts used to organize money

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Pros, cons of using a tax prep chain -- Zina Kumok -- Companies like H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt and Liberty Tax may or may not work for your situation this season

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Say goodbye to these retirement rules -- Sheryl Nance-Nash -- Pension plans and Social Security checks are iffier than ever. Here's what to know about planning for the future

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Trump is weaponizing climate change -- Troy Farah -- The Iran war shows how fossil fuels, conflict and planetary crisis are now inseparable

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Misinfo at Trump's women's health summit - Amanda Seitz - KFF Health News - The administration-sponsored event elevated perspectives outside conventional standards of medical care

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RFK Jr.'s vaccine adviser under scrutiny -- Jelinda Montes -- Public health experts criticize Retsef Levi's studies ahead of a key vaccine advisory meeting

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Trump's pro-birth agenda failing moms -- Nicole Karlis -- As the Trump admin urges folks to have more kids, new data shows early pregnancy care moving in the wrong direction

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RFK Jr's risky attacks on HPV vaccines -- Nicole Karlis -- The HPV vaccine has significantly reduced rates of cervical cancer across the world, yet the CDC insists on review

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Is ChatGPT Health the new WebMD? Nicole Karlis - Is ChatGPT Health the new WebMD? Nicole Karlis - OpenAI's new chatbot aims to bolster users' health decisions — but risks fueling confusion and anxiety

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Going childfree to stop the abuse cycle -- Christina Wyman -- I'd never had a stable model for how to raise emotionally healthy kids. I realized I had to break the cycle

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Reinventing public health under Trump -- Nicole Karlis -- California, New York and others are forming health alliances, marking an uncharted chapter in public health

1 month ago

Stop underdressing your eggs -- Joy Saha -- Stop underdressing your eggs -- Joy Saha -- A feta-spiked omelet makes the case for going all in — vegetables, spice and cheese included

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A sweet Irish potato impostor -- Francesca Giangiulio -- This candy looks like a potato, tastes like coconut and rarely travels far from Philadelphia

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Stop settling for sad parfaits -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Roast the fruit. Brighten the yogurt. Salt the granola. A few small moves, a better parfait

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"The Sun Also Rises" is still delicious -- Howie Southworth -- A modern traveler retraces Hemingway's footsteps through Spain, one glass of vermút and Basque pintxo at a time

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How to become a potluck person -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A guide to hosting — or showing up to — the modern potluck without the awkwardness

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Foraging is the new food tourism -- Katie Lockhart -- Travelers are trading restaurant reservations for seaweed hunts, truffle dogs and lionfish dives — ushering in the

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Make your meatloaf like a steakhouse -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Deeply savory, sliceable and built for real browning

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In Finland, winter is a way of eating -- Howie Southworth -- Where soup, sauna and salt turn cold into culture

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I secretly lived in my office -- Terry K. -- Unable to pay rent in L.A., I slept behind my desk. But what began as a quick financial fix soon became a lifestyle

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Secrets of a serial addict -- Susan Shapiro -- First, I quit alcohol, drugs and cigarettes. But other things kept taking their place

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My awkward adventure on a seniors cruise -- Katelyn Doyle -- On my solo research trip I ended up isolated, injured and curious about the men paid to charm older women at sea

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I am a "MasterChef" survivor -- Jessie Glenn -- Have you ever wondered what kind of person auditions for reality TV? Here's my story, and what I saw

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