Hegseth's holy war has a math problem - Amanda Marcotte - 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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Michael Shannon's R.E.M. won me over - Caryn Rose - 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

4 hours ago

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

4 hours ago

The Daily Wire is too mad to make movies -- Alex Galbraith -- Ben Shapiro's studio still hasn't learned that owning the libs isn't a plot

4 hours ago

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

9 hours ago

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

10 hours ago

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

1 day ago

Jon Ossoff has what JD Vance never will -- Amanda Marcotte -- The rising Democratic star has what his GOP opponents lack: old-fashioned sex appeal

1 day ago

There's no solving a problem like Tom Cruise's "Digger" -- 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

1 day ago

AEW wrestler Pac's death exposes pro wrestling's labor problem -- Wrestler Pac's death was a labor issue -- Alex Galbraith -- Pro wrestling turns the precarity of American gig workers into a glorious spectacle

2 days ago

Trump's failure hides Project 2025 success -- Trump's failure hides Project 2025 wins -- Heather Digby Parton -- OMB director Russell Vought is quietly remaking the federal government, and Congress is next

2 days ago

Trump's superpower is fading. Can he recharge before the midterms? -- Trump's superpower is fading -- Brian Karem -- Relentless persistence has driven his quest for grift and revenge. With midterm payback coming, it's not enough

1 day ago

Trump's stolen election claims fading -- Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat -- - Votebeat -- A shrinking pool of candidates who agree with the president may suggest a shift

4 hours ago

White House defends Iran attack comments -- Troy Farah -- The president's comments sparked a posting war, outraging even some Republicans

22 hours ago

AI in political ads is getting weird -- Travis N. Ridout, Erika Franklin Fowler, Michael Franz -- - The Conversation -- Thanks to a patchwork of state legislation, many of these ads do not disclose the use of AI at all

4 hours ago

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

1 day ago

The dark love affair with Richard Nixon -- Heather Digby Parton -- The dark love affair with Richard Nixon -- Heather Digby Parton -- MAGA needs to maintain its grip on the GOP after Donald Trump — and the 37th president is key

4 hours ago

What causes white nationalism's spread - Patrick Egan, Joshua A. Tucker, James Bisbee - The Conversation - How extensive is white nationalism's appeal among the broader public, and who is drawn to this extremist ideology?

2 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

3 days ago

Trump demands Fox cover more Trump -- CK Smith -- Trump demanded more rally coverage as Fox was covering his Ohio rally, warning supporters could stop watching Fox

3 days ago

"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

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

Maybe we've misread "East of Eden" -- Melanie McFarland -- Zoe Kazan's adaptation of Steinbeck's classic asks us to rethink what leads to evil

3 days ago

Please don't send me your robot music -- Troy Farah -- Generative AI can churn out endless songs. Its evangelists miss why we hit play

3 days ago

SNL's Rubio & others panic over midterms -- CK Smith -- The cold open imagines Republicans scrambling for a winning midterm message as Trump offers voters a $5,000 bribe

3 days ago

The film Cornell has people rewatching -- Coleman Spilde -- The Cornell Daily Sun staff's courage points to what Emerald Fennell's debut got right

4 days ago

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

10 days ago

Pro-Trump ads paid for by taxpayers -- Troy Farah -- The controversial ads have invited bipartisan criticism. The White House said it was "educational" and "patriotic"

12 days ago

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

12 days ago

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

9 days ago

I don't want another restaurant app -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- 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

6 days ago

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

1 month ago

Kalshi kicks out George Santos forever -- Troy Farah -- Meanwhile, a federal appeals court ruled 3-0 that states can regulate prediction markets like gambling

1 month ago

Trump's Iran war has economists aghast -- Troy Farah -- No "endgame" in sight, says JPMorgan, as gas prices keep soaring

17 days ago

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

7 days ago

New MLB ballpark could be in Grand Teton -- CK Smith -- MLB & federal officials are considering Grand Teton for future game, despite strict rules protecting national parks

10 days ago

Fat Bear Week should be every week -- Troy Farah -- Give me the "American Idol" version of meadowlark songs

11 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

20 days ago

Ectopic pregnancy deaths nearly doubled - Andrea Suozzo, Agnel Philip - ProPublica - Ectopic pregnancy deaths nearly doubled - Andrea Suozzo, Agnel Philip - ProPublica - ProPublica's analysis of CDC data found that almost 200 women died after an ectopic pregnancy from 2020 to 2025

24 days ago

Lying about clean water will backfire -- Troy Farah -- The ruling begs the question: What is even the point of government?

25 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

1 month ago

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

9 hours ago

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

3 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

12 days ago

Julia Child's home is for sale -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Her longtime Cambridge home is on the market for $6.475 million, with plenty of Child history still inside

13 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

6 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

6 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

6 days ago