"Battlestar Galactica" needs no upgrades - Melanie McFarland - "Battlestar Galactica" needs no upgrades - Melanie McFarland - The beloved sci-fi series, now streaming on Paramount+, is one of TV's strongest political and social parables

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Trump censorship binge angers MAGA fans - Sophia Tesfaye - Trump censorship binge angers MAGA fans - Sophia Tesfaye - As some members of MAGA media begin pushing back against Trump, there may be a limit to his campaign of retribution

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A gentle 15-minute kitchen reset -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Not a deep clean. Not a weekend project. Just a reset that helps you start again

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DNC boosts Kamala Harris for 2028 -- Norman Solomon -- DNC Chair Ken Martin's refusal to release the party's 2024 autopsy benefits one person — the former vice president

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As America falls, where is Marco Rubio? -- Chauncey DeVega -- The secretary of state is busy remaking his department as a tool of MAGA and white racial authoritarianism

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11 wild (or mild) Met Gala looks -- Andi Zeisler, Coleman Spilde, Natalie Moore, Hanh Nguyen, Kelly McClure -- Sarah Paulson and Emma Chamberlain understood the theme, while others looked like prom chaperones

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The toll of Florida's abortion ban -- Nicole Karlis -- The number of Florida residents who traveled out of state nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024

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In America, the body is the hustle -- Melanie McFarland -- OnlyFans is just one of the gigs featured on two shows that depict how capitalism extracts its dues from our flesh

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Young men's religious revival is a myth -- Amanda Marcotte -- New polling suggests the recent "converts" care more about gender than Jesus

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Trump is bleeding his 2024 voters, but not fast enough for the midterms -- Trump's 2024 coalition is crumbling -- Russell Payne -- Once confined to commentary, dissatisfaction with Trump is breaking containment among GOP voters

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Something's off about "Animal Farm" -- Coleman Spilde -- Distributed by the studio behind "Sound of Freedom," this take on George Orwell's classic is uniquely insidious

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The cult of New England Chinese food -- Katie Lockhart -- A fiercely loyal regional cuisine — sweet, saucy, nostalgic — shaped by immigrants and beloved beyond New England

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EPA could weaken chemical regulations - Sharon Lerner - ProPublica - Internal memo shows Trump appointee targeting EPA program that assesses toxic chemicals

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Hitler wanted a bigger arch too -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Tyrants and dictators often dream of building gigantic monuments to themselves. It usually doesn't work

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Donald Trump Jr. in 2028? -- Heather Digby Parton -- In the wake of the British royals' visit, there are renewed signs a Trump political dynasty could be in the works

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Military's newspaper captured by MAGA -- Chauncey DeVega -- Military's newspaper captured by MAGA -- Chauncey DeVega -- Stars and Stripes is the latest casualty in the Trump administration's Pentagon purge

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8 things about Trump's midterm takeover - ProPublica - ProPublica - Trump is gutting federal agencies and installing allies who supported his claim that the 2020 vote was stolen

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Trump's science purge harms the nation -- Garrett Owen -- The abrupt firing of the board comes at a time of climate crisis and international competition

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Fox News loves Hasan Piker -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Leftist streamer becomes litmus test for Democrats — and Fox News' favorite boogeyman

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How I gave in to Tori Amos -- Andi Zeisler -- "In Times of Dragons" is a confrontation with America — and a reckoning with my own learned misogyny

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Bob Ross helps us paint a better world -- Melanie McFarland -- The public television icon's legacy is still one of pop culture's happiest accidents

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Finally, a sequel with a point of view -- Coleman Spilde -- In a legacy sequel done right, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway warn that the demise of media affects us all

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Megan Thee Stallion can't win -- Melanie McFarland -- Sexists always look for a reason to degrade the superstar. Her breakup with NBA player Klay Thompson gave them one

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"I Shot Andy Warhol" channels our rage -- Coleman Spilde -- 30 years on, Mary Harron's groundbreaking film about Valerie Solanas blisteringly reflects a society gone awry

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"Pretty Ugly" resurrects the Lunachicks -- Caryn Rose -- Ilya Chaiken's documentary traces the band's East Village rise and feminist punk legacy

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Every woman is a witch now -- Andi Zeisler -- Centuries of fear about women's dark powers have led to the embrace of a once-reviled label

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Spirit collapses after failed bailout -- CK Smith -- The shutdown of Spirit marks end of a major low-cost carrier and raises questions about budget air travel in future

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Private prisons cash in on ICE crackdown -- Nicholas Liu -- Over 90 percent of detained immigrants languish in prisons that aren't actually run by the government

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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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Trump wants $1.5 trillion for military -- Garrett Owen -- Massive cuts to domestic programs, with higher state taxes, would bolster the spending increase

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A no-spend week, starting in the kitchen -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A no-spend week, starting in the kitchen -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- How planning meals, stretching ingredients and baking something sweet can make a no-spend week feel generous

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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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We can't shop our way out of fear -- Andi Zeisler -- Social media's endless sales pitches make us buy more, get less, and rarely feel satisfied

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Why Gen Z is investing in Le Creuset -- Joy Saha -- The French cookware brand is making collectors out of a new generation of home cooks

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Should we give Musk control of the sun? -- Troy Farah -- We're sleepwalking into ecocide. Like it or not, Starlink may one day be our last resort

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Measles outbreaks are here to stay -- Nicole Karlis -- Normalization and apathy from the Trump admin is making health experts less hopeful measles can be contained

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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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Trump isn't helping America's fertility -- Nicole Karlis -- Conservatives says the "problem" is fewer teen pregnancies. But the solution is actually fixing childcare

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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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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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Can psychedelics treat narcissism? -- Rich Haridy -- Psychedelics have a reputation for humbling people, but "hallucinogenic elitism" is also common. What gives?

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Getting high on Turkish "mad honey" -- Niko Vorobyov -- The grayanotoxin-infused honey purportedly issues a pleasant high — if you can find the good stuff

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7 WAYS TO USE UP THAT CAN OF BLACK BEANS -- Francesca Giangiulio -- From salads to brownies, smart, low-effort ways to turn pantry black beans into meals, snacks and sweets

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This is the ultimate spring pasta -- Joy Saha -- Lemon juice and freshly grated Parmesan cheese help elevate a simple dish into a seasonal classic

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One chicken, one week of good meals -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- From crisp-skinned Sunday dinner to weekday lunches and stock, here's how to make one bird go further

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Everybody wants the kids menu -- Francesca Giangiulio -- What caviar chicken nuggets and gourmet pizza pockets say about how American adults are coping right now

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Pass the Prego and press record, America -- Joy Saha -- Got something to share with the table? Prego wants to capture our mealtime chats on its recording device

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6 new ways to use Greek yogurt -- Francesca Giangiulio -- The probiotic-packed ingredient is for more than just slop bowls and smoothies

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You should be freezing your garlic -- Joy Saha -- Prepping and storing fresh garlic doesn't have to be a hassle, thanks to these tips from a professional chef

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I understand my mother's tough love now -- Randall Horton -- "You and your mother are just alike," my father would tell me

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It's my mom's fault I stole her letters -- Michèle Dawson Haber -- The box of letters was where I had left it, untouched. She preferred to close things up and never think about them

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Becoming a mother at 50 -- Amy Speace -- I had big dreams and plans that didn't include being a mother. Then something inside me shifted

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My mother, the debutante Communist -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Her life was like a slowly unfolding, densely plotted thriller whose unfinished story we're all still inside

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