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

5 hours ago

Trump revives the Red Scare - Heather Digby Parton - Trump revives the Red Scare - Heather Digby Parton - Recent wins by democratic socialists have Trump reviving Cold War-era fears

5 hours ago

Olive brine deserves better -- Francesca Giangiulio -- From pasta to focaccia, here are 7 dishes that benefit from the dirty martini treatment

2 hours ago

The Florida Democrat for voting rights -- Tatyana Tandanpolie -- After disrupting a congressional map vote, Angie Nixon is making her case for the Senate

5 hours ago

Time's up for Graham Platner -- Jason Kyle Howard -- The sexual assault allegations against Maine's Democratic Senate nominee are credible — and fatal to his candidacy

19 hours ago

The golden ambition of "Legally Blonde" -- Melanie McFarland -- Regardless of what "Elle" is doing, the 2001 movie still proves a woman's limitless potential

7 hours ago

Supreme Court's selective originalism -- David Coale -- The reasoning cited by Justices Alito and Kavanaugh in Dobbs didn't work with birthright citizenship

1 day ago

Let's fix America with grammar -- Kirk Swearingen -- In the MAGAsphere, sloppy language leads to foolish thoughts, and much worse

1 day ago

Texas Republicans may regret mandating Bible in classes -- Texas Bible mandate could backfire -- Amanda Marcotte -- Debating Christianity in class will likely create more non-believers

5 days ago

"Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver checks in to "General Hospital" -- John Oliver to visit "General Hospital" -- Melanie McFarland -- The late-night host and ardent soap opera fan makes his first appearance Thursday on the iconic daytime drama

2 days ago

Trump wrecked America's 250th in DC, but other blue cities will save it -- Blue cities save the 250th from Trump -- Amanda Marcotte -- Christina Aguilera, Chris Stapleton and Jelly Roll — real stars — headline July Fourth parties in liberal towns

1 day ago

Trump didn't learn the biggest lesson from his first term -- Trump didn't learn a first-term lesson -- Heather Digby Parton -- Under pressure and facing historically low approval ratings, the president is behaving as erratically as ever

2 days ago

Trump's weekend war could go on forever -- Russell Payne -- Last weekend's burst of violence might be a preview of a long-term low-boil war with Iran

8 hours ago

Hegseth doesn't care about civilians - Megan Rose - ProPublica - Members of Congress worry it's putting the troops at risk

5 hours ago

Platner denies sexual assault allegation -- Alex Galbraith -- The Democratic Senate candidate in Maine said he's taking time to "reflect" on his next move

20 hours ago

Faith beats economy for GOP -- Mike Lofgren -- A new study finds conservative voters value religious identity over economic policy

2 days ago

No, abortion pills aren't in the water - Jenae Barnes - The 19th - No, abortion pills aren't in the water - Jenae Barnes - The 19th - Republican lawmakers and state officials want the EPA to review mifepristone as a water contaminant

1 day ago

Trans families reel after SCOTUS ruling -- Tatyana Tandanpolie -- An ex-student athlete and parents grapple with the harm the SCOTUS decision will have on trans youth

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

Imagining the 250th in Kamala's America -- Sophia Tesfaye -- A celebration of what could have been if the 2024 election had gone differently

3 days ago

John Oliver kills on "General Hospital" -- Melanie McFarland -- John Oliver kills on "General Hospital" -- Melanie McFarland -- Move over, 007. The daytime drama transformed the "Last Week Tonight" host into a new international man of mystery

5 hours ago

Lorne Michaels' genius is judgment -- David Daley -- Susan Morrison's biography offers the fullest portrait yet of the elusive creator of "Saturday Night Live"

1 day ago

"The Invite" debunks heteronormativity -- Coleman Spilde -- Olivia Wilde's third film is her best yet, a mature comedy that asserts no one is exempt from romantic hang-ups.

2 days ago

"Blow Out" exposes the real American way -- Coleman Spilde -- The 45th anniversary of Brian De Palma's film meets America's 250th, proving corruption is as American as apple pie

2 days ago

Swift-Kelce: A wedding that stopped NYC -- CK Smith -- Swifties got their desired season finale of Taylor Swift's romance, a private wedding amid a citywide spectacle

3 days ago

Louis C.K.'s "redemption" is complete -- Melanie McFarland -- The supposedly disgraced comic's mainstream return proves that expecting true accountability is the real joke

3 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

3 days ago

Kylie Jenner can't redeem AI glasses -- Andi Zeisler -- Meta recruited a celebrity to make smart glasses feel safe for women. They aren't

5 days ago

How "freeze the rent" really works -- Russell Payne -- Even with Mamdani in the mayor's office, tenants aren't taking a rent freeze for granted

24 days ago

Elon Musk's big payday from SpaceX IPO - Brad Badertscher - The Conversation - Investors who bought the shares are unlikely to see the explosive growth that past IPOs had

24 days ago

Summer's mixed forecasts, rising costs -- CK Smith -- Memorial Day travel demand remains strong as NOAA predicts below-normal hurricane season and rising vacation costs

1 month ago

Farm aid can't outrun Trump's war -- Garrett Owen -- With rising costs of fuel and fertilizer, and tariffs still in place, the outlook for 2026 is bleak

2 months ago

The pistachio trend has some history -- Jelinda Montes -- The pistachio trend has some history -- Jelinda Montes -- Benefiting off viral trends, like Dubai chocolate, has been actually decades in the making

23 days ago

Minnesota takes on Polymarket, Kalshi -- Jelinda Montes -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suing multiple states for trying to rein in Polymarket and Kalshi

1 month ago

The Trump phone is here. It's junk -- Garrett Owen -- Tech experts and reviewers say the long-delayed $500 phone has high costs, middling specs and murky origins

1 month ago

The American workforce is a matriarchy -- Sara Estep -- As moms are driving the growth in America's labor market, it's time for major investments in early childcare

1 month ago

Half of Americans in extreme heat zone -- CK Smith -- Dangerous heat dome disrupts American celebrations in Midwest and East Coast with travel delays and health problems

4 days ago

The price of Trump's anti-science agenda -- Troy Farah -- From measles to screwworm, Americans keep paying the cost of the admin's war on science

7 days ago

Trump: Cognitive tests prove he's smart -- CK Smith -- Doctors say MoCA is screening tool for cognitive impairment, not intelligence test, despite Trump's intellect claim

1 month ago

How to pop the AI bubble -- Troy Farah -- Cory Doctorow argues AI dominance is not inevitable. How we fight back matters

15 days ago

Trump cuts to global health hit home -- Russell Payne -- Politicized public health agencies also make it harder to hold officials accountable

1 month ago

PCOS becomes PMOS - CK Smith - PCOS becomes PMOS - CK Smith - This change to this common reproductive health issue could lead to better and earlier treatment for 15% of women.

3 days ago

Can we ever get rid of nuclear weapons? -- Troy Farah -- Editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says the doomsday threat is real — but human goodness will win out

22 days ago

Lower drug prices won't fix cancer care -- Kenneth E. Thorpe -- As breakthrough drugs offer critical hope to patients, lawmakers should focus on shoring up the social safety net

1 month ago

Why food TV keeps going undercover -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Why food TV keeps going undercover -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- From Ruth Reichl's wigs to Gordon Ramsay's prosthetics, TV keeps returning to the fantasy of the disguised diner

5 hours ago

Super easy summer corn and dumplings -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Frozen dumplings, sweet corn, coconut milk and miso turn into the kind of shortcut dinner worth bragging about

2 days ago

"Struggle Meals" grows up -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Frankie Celenza returns with a season about wasting less, improvising more and redefining what it means to struggle

4 days ago

The beauty of TV's saddest picnic -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- How a blue tarp, a hoagie and a clown became one of television's most profound meals

6 days ago

Don't waste your rotisserie chicken -- Joy Saha -- Here are a few ways to turn a hot bag of poultry into creative, satisfying weeknight meals

7 days ago

Dino nuggets, made better -- Joy Saha -- Because we all should be feeding our inner child — even into adulthood

8 days ago

Hemingway's Madrid, one bite at a time -- Howie Southworth -- The city's literary quarter still serves up churros, sherry and oxtail — and just enough ghosts for lunch

13 days ago

Say goodbye to two iconic M&M's colors -- Joy Saha -- Feeling sad about the candy-coated chocolate's pared-down palette? Blame MAHA

8 days ago

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

15 days ago

What I wish I'd known about bisexuality -- Emma Nadler -- I'm not straight, but I appear that way to the world. Visibility and belonging can be a struggle

15 days ago

My lifelong fascination with tornadoes -- Gabriella Ferrigine -- Am I a bad person for being so enamored with these destructive windstorms? It's complicated

15 days ago

My (unexpectedly) feminist pilgrimage -- Ginny Bartolone -- I hadn't planned on walking 500 miles in Spain just to escape sexist assumptions, but it turned out to be a bonus

15 days ago