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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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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Abdul El-Sayed keeps dominating Fox News -- Sophia Tesfaye -- The Michigan Senate candidate masterfully baits Donald Trump after leaving Fox hosts swooning

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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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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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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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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

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Running for Congress to protect women -- Mel Leonor Barclay -- - The 19th -- From Epstein to Cornell, voters' angst over corruption and sex abuse is at a high point just before the midterms

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Tech leaders embrace Trump's AI vision -- Troy Farah -- The president's rebrand of AI is brilliant, according to Silicon Valley billionaires

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Will federal agents appear at the polls? -- Alexander Shur, Votebeat -- - Votebeat -- Federal officials have sent conflicting signals about law enforcement at the polls. Here's what the law says

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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

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Trump attacks Fox as rally crowds shrink -- Sophia Tesfaye -- 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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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

3 days 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

3 days 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

2 days ago

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

7 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

2 days ago

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

4 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

3 days ago

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

4 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

4 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

5 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

5 days ago

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

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

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

14 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

11 days ago

Man City scandal isn't about soccer -- Andrew O'Hehir -- 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

2 days ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

19 days ago

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

3 hours ago

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

5 days ago

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

9 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

22 days 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

3 days ago

The cost of scheduling conversations - Nicole Karlis - 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

23 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

12 days ago

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

7 hours ago

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

5 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

8 days ago

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

11 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

11 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

12 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

14 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

8 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

8 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

8 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

8 days ago