Pete Hegseth fails up with Trump - Amanda Marcotte - Pete Hegseth fails up with Trump - Amanda Marcotte - The USS Lincoln disaster reveals the defense secretary's twisted priorities

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Sophie Thatcher's haunting fairy tale - Coleman Spilde - Sophie Thatcher's haunting fairy tale - Coleman Spilde - Nicolas Winding Refn's neon-drenched fable finally gives Thatcher the role she deserves

5 hours ago

White House encouraging cyberattacks -- Troy Farah -- Trump's novel cybercrime strategy threatens to backfire

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Why we like some heroes more than others -- Melanie McFarland -- Maybe it's easier to be chosen than worthy

11 hours ago

Actor Hayden Panettiere dies at 36 -- CK Smith -- The former child star had recently returned to acting and released a candid memoir about her recovery

17 hours ago

Even MAGA loves socialism now -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Everyone's done with capitalism — except mainstream Democrats, late to the party as usual

1 day ago

We're still in Ricky Bobby's world -- Alex Galbraith -- Twenty years ago, Will Ferrell's stock car manchild presaged an overheated era of US culture

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5 FAVORITE (NEW) FARMERS MARKET RECIPES -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- They all start with one beautiful thing — squash, peaches, corn, carrots or pickles — and let it lead the way

11 hours ago

Time for James Carville to sit down and shut up -- Time for James Carville to shut up -- Alex Galbraith -- The strategist and other Third Way advocates think they have the answers for Trump. But they got us into this mess

17 hours ago

The worst White House press secretary of all time -- The worst press secretary I've ever seen -- Brian Karem -- Karoline Leavitt is leaving the White House. She won't be missed by the media she mocked and despised

1 day ago

The Flock uprising is just the beginning -- Amanda Marcotte -- People are sick of tech billionaires trying to control our lives

3 days ago

AOC exposes MAGA's motherhood hypocrisy -- Amanda Marcotte -- The New York congresswoman freezes her eggs, and Republicans show their true feelings

5 days ago

Francesca Hong's loss in Wisconsin is a win for progressives -- Hong's loss proves AOC right -- Jason Kyle Howard -- Her defeat in the state's gubernatorial primary shows why the left needs happy warriors like AOC and Mamdani

3 days ago

Flock part of pattern of stalking women - Jasmine Mithani, The 19th - The 19th - The technology is under fire for how police officers have abused it. But it's only the symptom of a larger problem

10 hours ago

Iran plays the waiting game -- Troy Farah -- Meanwhile, U.S. oil reserves hit a new low as the economy teeters

1 day ago

Cassidy splits with Trump over vaccines -- CK Smith -- The GOP senator and physician expressed serious concerns about the "new vaccine" schedule, despite Trump's optimism

1 day ago

USS Lincoln coming home after 260 days -- CK Smith -- Families and lawmakers are demanding answers over reported shortages and mental health concerns aboard the carrier

1 day ago

Trump's "forever" tariffs are kicking in - Kent Jones - The Conversation - Trump's "forever" tariffs are kicking in - Kent Jones - The Conversation - Trump's embrace of tariffs can be understood as an instrument of personal power

1 day ago

Trump gets George Washington's approval -- CK Smith -- The president thanks George Washington for his "brilliant ideas" while imagining the pair in several AI posts

1 day ago

Fox's WNBA hate is good press -- Sophia Tesfaye -- While the network talks about Caitlin Clark and the trans panic, the league's popularity is soaring

1 day ago

DOJ leaders ignored internal concerns - Peter Elkind, Andy Mannix, Ken B. Morales, Doug Bock Clark, Jen Fifield - ProPublica - The Trump admin has launched a series of unprecedented initiatives to find and prosecute voting by noncitizens

2 days ago

The summer of rom-com sex talk -- Coleman Spilde -- The summer of rom-com sex talk -- Coleman Spilde -- Three new films find room for intimacy in a slide toward fascism

1 day ago

"Lanterns" questions what makes a hero -- Melanie McFarland -- The DCU's new drama uses Hal Jordan and John Stewart's tense team-up to take a swing at America's meritocracy myth

3 days ago

Our body-positive era has some flaws -- Candice Frederick -- Scrutiny over Ariana Grande, Kaia Gerber and Jenna Ortega's bodies exposes how little we've learned

3 days ago

Phoebe Bridgers has lots of feelings -- Kelly McClure -- On "Lost Weekend," Phoebe Bridgers embraces the pain and joy of simply being alive

3 days ago

Anthony Bourdain would have hated "Tony" -- Coleman Spilde -- Matt Johnson's uninspired "Tony" confines Bourdain to the public's imagination. It sorely lacks Bourdain's depth

4 days ago

Brad Pitt's drinking deserves scrutiny -- Coleman Spilde -- Celebrity culture continues to shield powerful men from accountability

5 days ago

Helaena was too good for King's Landing -- Kelly McClure -- Helaena's refusal to play the game for power makes her "House of the Dragon's" most quietly radical character

5 days ago

The Ramones' debut still defines punk -- Caryn Rose -- The band's first album flopped in 1976, but its influence on popular culture remains undeniable

6 days ago

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

25 days ago

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

1 month ago

The trademark wars of influencer culture - Andi Zeisler - From "Hot Girl Walk" to "Hot Girls Read," girlboss creators are weaponizing trademark law

1 month ago

House money exchanges shape who wins -- Mayank Kejriwal -- - The Conversation -- Some of the most revealing money moves happen inside Congress itself

1 month ago

GTA VI casts a shadow over gaming -- Troy Farah -- GTA VI casts a shadow over gaming -- Troy Farah -- The most anticipated release in gaming history could set the tone for a troubled industry

1 month ago

Bring back the catalogs -- Andi Zeisler -- In an era of instant gratification, old-fashioned anticipation can reclaim its magic

29 days ago

How private equity destroyed bowling -- Andi Zeisler -- A class-action suit against Lucky Strike Entertainment is a sad coda to the end of bowling

1 month ago

Unaffordable affordable housing - Tony Schick - ProPublica - A $15 billion federal tax credit helps developers build homes that are no cheaper than the market rate

1 month ago

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

10 days ago

SpaceX's rocket trashes the moon -- Troy Farah -- The collision is a reminder that we're junking everything we touch

11 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 month ago

Spokane wildfires are a warning -- Troy Farah -- From the West Cost to Europe, climate change is making wildfires worse

13 days ago

Paying for fresh air? It could happen - Troy Farah - Paying for fresh air? It could happen - Troy Farah - As wildfires spread every summer and pollution intensifies, fresh air may become a luxury commodity

29 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

6 days ago

Democrats' key to winning the midterms -- Howard Dean -- The party's healthcare affordability agenda could lower prices and put the Senate in play

1 month ago

How Gen Z really drinks -- Francesca Giangiulio -- How Gen Z really drinks -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Behind the sober-generation stereotype is careful spending and new ways to go out

1 day ago

We're all food safety inspectors now -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- MAHA wants Americans to scrutinize their food. Taylor Farms recalls show how hard that has become

3 days ago

Trump's catering-truck farce -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Trump usually directs the food spectacle. The reported catering-truck escape briefly made him part of the scenery

4 days ago

The thrills and feasts of Spanish summer -- Howie Southworth -- From Alicante to Valencia, fireworks and food turn the start of summer into a gloriously communal ritual

6 days ago

Hong Kong street food moved indoors -- Howie Southworth -- Street food in Hong Kong is leaving the curb for shops, malls and apps without losing its old-school soul

7 days ago

Cornell's new rule: Don't butcher bears -- CK Smith -- The university updated its housing policies after students skinned and processed a black bear in a shared kitchen

9 days ago

Why "Chef's Table" still matters -- Francesca Giangiulio -- A decade later, "Chef's Table" still shapes how I see food as culture and community

11 days ago

RFK Jr.'s cooking show has no appetite -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Joyless salmon patties, cheap graphics and policy detours add up to a cooking show curiously uninterested in food

11 days ago

Help! My therapist is on vacation -- Susan Shapiro -- "If I'd known it would be so helpful, I might have shrunk around sooner"

25 days ago

Don't "fall in love" with a destination -- Pamela Petro -- I've been to Wales 30 times in 40 years. I'd rather have my tongue pierced than say I "fell in love" with it

25 days ago

My cat is my favorite traveling partner -- Kyoko Mori -- Miles is happier with me than with anyone else, so when I have to leave town, he comes along

25 days ago

Frozen cup: Summer for just a quarter -- D. Watkins -- Made by my babysitter Boo Boo, frozen cups were more important to my childhood summers than the sun

25 days ago