Sheeran's a coward: Can you blame him? Alex Galbraith - Sheeran's a coward: Can you blame him? Alex Galbraith - The Macklemore-Kraft saga on his stadium tour shows the thin line artists walk

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White House is terrified of Trump videos - Amanda Marcotte - White House is terrified of Trump videos - Amanda Marcotte - Natalie Harp's enormous bag and unflattering photos of Trump's rear end fuel attacks on a reporter

22 hours ago

Sydney Sweeney has no endgame -- Coleman Spilde -- The actress' racy ads for the sports betting site Novig leave her career trajectory in peril

16 hours ago

Bourdain couldn't quit the kitchen -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Reissued this summer alongside the "Tony" movie, his crime novels prove some habits stick

18 hours 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

19 hours ago

The Emmy crimes of Mariska Hargitay -- Melanie McFarland -- In award shows, making a notoriously boring telecast worse is considered especially heinous

19 hours ago

Trump's made man fails to get indictment -- Heather Digby Parton -- Joseph diGenova's abrupt resignation shows there is no "grand conspiracy"

1 day ago

Why Disney let Ted Cruz hijack "GameDay" -- Sophia Tesfaye -- ESPN sacrificed its signature show to save Disney's broadcast empire

1 day ago

Why Erika Kirk failed as Turning Point USA's leader -- Why Erika Kirk failed as TPUSA's leader -- Amanda Marcotte -- One year after Charlie Kirk's death, the organization is a joke — even on the right

8 days ago

Trump's Irish golf weekend causes uproar -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Irish unification would be "fantastic," Trump says. Nobody asked, and nobody's thrilled

1 day ago

Trump's Arctic adviser's Russia ties - Heather Vogell - ProPublica - Thomas Dans has backed taking over Greenland and advocated reestablishing ties with Russia, where he has business

22 hours ago

Trump's own energy crisis traps him -- Troy Farah -- The president vowed $2 gas prices. Instead, he's created a problem of his own making

1 day ago

Massie aims to impeach Hegseth over Iran -- Troy Farah -- Though the move is not expected to succeed, it could have broad impact on the upcoming elections

1 day ago

US allies break ranks on Israel -- Andrew O'Hehir -- US allies break ranks on Israel -- Andrew O'Hehir -- For 25 years, the US "war on terror" has driven global policy on the Middle East. Now the world is moving on

18 hours ago

SCOTUS blocks Trump's mail voting attack -- Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat -- - Votebeat -- The Supreme Court ruling marked the culmination of a frenzied, monthslong legal battle

1 day ago

America's wet hot socialist summer - Michael Tedder - Fox News and Republicans are struggling to contain their desire when it comes to the progressive left

2 days ago

Anti‑bribery laws and Trump's promise -- Austin Sarat -- - The Conversation -- Trump's offer seems to run afoul of federal laws, which make it a crime to pay for votes

1 day ago

Some sequels are destined to disappoint -- Coleman Spilde -- Some sequels are destined to disappoint -- Coleman Spilde -- "Practical Magic 2" bet on a devotion that was really just a love of autumn and soft lighting

20 hours ago

The tradwife brand is crumbling -- Melanie McFarland -- Mormon Wives fatigue and Nara Smith's distancing spell trouble for lifestyle influencers

3 days ago

Jasmine Crockett praises Chris Brown - Shefali Luthra - The 19th - We're breaking down why people online are mad at the Texas Democrat

1 day ago

I can't quit the NFL -- Dimitrios Aletras Jr. -- Football is hypermasculine and often unwelcoming, but I keep coming back anyway

5 days ago

Your instant mood fix soundtrack -- Melanie McFarland -- Let's harmonize on the wondrous power of the "non-lexical vocable"

3 days ago

Snobbery is making a comeback — finally -- Coleman Spilde -- Two corporate giants are pushing back on slop. Viewers should too

4 days ago

Why Gen Z is over Burning Man -- Nicole Karlis -- Burning Man's attendance data shows that fewer younger people are attending. Gen Z tells us why

5 days ago

The "Ted Lasso" problem Ted can't see -- Melanie McFarland -- Although the feel-good show is regaining its stride, there's one yellow card still flashing in the wings

5 days ago

August was brutal for consumers: report -- Troy Farah -- Two new reports paint a stark picture of the U.S. economy, with no relief in sight

5 days ago

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

18 days ago

Being fired for resisting tech saved me -- Susan Shapiro -- Pushed out of academia by new requirements, I beat the system and helped my students

23 days ago

MAGA's burrito meltdown -- Sophia Tesfaye -- A $20 meal became a right-wing media feud, exposing a party's broken promises

1 month ago

Kid's school supplies costing more - Chabeli Carrazana - The 19th - Kid's school supplies costing more - Chabeli Carrazana - The 19th - From lunchboxes to No. 2 pencils, the prices are skyrocketing. Here's how much

29 days ago

Bring back the corporate death penalty -- Troy Farah -- We have a mechanism to punish corporations that harm us. We should use it

28 days ago

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

4 days ago

The U.S. economy is a giant betting app -- Troy Farah -- Senators oppose gambling on wildfire outcomes, but the financial sector rewards amoral wagers

1 month ago

Measles death undercuts RFK Jr.'s doubts -- CK Smith -- Kennedy now acknowledges a Pennsylvania infant died from the virus, but the death still isn't reflected in CDC data

10 days ago

New guidance on fall vaccines -- Troy Farah -- Independent medical groups are filling the void left by Trump's health agenda

14 days ago

The gospel of science denial -- Heather Digby Parton -- Donald Trump and RFK Jr.'s anti-vax agenda has deep roots in fundamentalist faith and Big Business

1 month ago

AI's abortion misinformation problem -- Nicole Karlis -- Reproductive rights advocates are pushing back as AI chatbots misdirect abortion seekers

28 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

1 month ago

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

9 days ago

Texas GOP cornered by Big Bend backlash - Alejandro Serrano, Gabby Birenbaum - The Texas Tribune - Most of the state's GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region

23 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

9 days ago

Hide your vegetables. You're an adult -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Hide your vegetables. You're an adult -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Put cheese on the broccoli. Hide zucchini in brownies. You're still eating the vegetables — and that counts

16 hours ago

These mushrooms save Monday night dinner -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A back-pocket mushroom formula for rice, toast, noodles and whatever the first weeknight can handle

2 days ago

RFK Jr. got outdone by Taco Bell -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Sen. Warren is using Taco Bell's outbreak response to ask why federal agencies couldn't communicate as clearly

3 days ago

Costco chicken bake, meet the galette -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Rotisserie chicken, a Caesar-ish dressing and store-bought pie crust turn a food-court favorite into an easy dinner

8 days ago

How soybeans took over the American diet - Edward D. Melillo - The Conversation - Most people don't think of themselves as soybean consumers, but it's in much of our food supply

2 days ago

The global appeal of the pastry dog -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- From Sister Schubert's sausage rolls to $28 pigs in a blanket, we can't stop reinventing dogs wrapped in dough

8 days ago

Stuffing deserves to be dinner -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Stale bread, sausage, vegetables and stock make an easy, cozy dinner — especially with a fried egg on top

9 days ago

Trump's mystery meat problem -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Cheap mystery beef, wild mustangs and the strange consequences of an opaque food system

20 days ago

Why does "Jeopardy!" still haunt me? -- Steve Moulds -- The day I became a "Jeopardy!" champ was perfect. It wasn't until I got home that I started having trouble sleeping

23 days ago

All of a sudden, I'm an empty nester -- Robin Reiser -- I just dropped my daughter off for her first year of college. Finally, it hit me: This was her gig, not mine

23 days ago

Will AI be the death of the writer? -- Randall Horton -- I thought long and hard before writing this essay. I never want to sound like a relic screaming about good old days

23 days ago

I can't savor every moment as a parent -- Kristine Langley Mahler -- I fear my children will not remember me as a parent who prioritized play over work

23 days ago