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"Lanterns" finds its power in fear - Melanie McFarland - "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

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

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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

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

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Trump monitoring Russian plague -- 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

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

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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

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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

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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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Brad Pitt's comeback act has faltered -- Coleman Spilde -- "Avengers Endgame: Encore" snapped its fingers to make Pitt's "Heart of the Beast" disappear

7 days ago

Susan Collins' time is up as Maine's Houdini -- Susan Collins no longer Maine's Houdini -- Heather Digby Parton -- The senator cannot make her role as Donald Trump's enabler disappear

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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

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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

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Eric Schmitt's failed Jack Smith gotcha exposes GOP propaganda -- Jack Smith attack exposes GOP propaganda -- Sophia Tesfaye -- MAGA media was ready to amplify the Missouri senator's conspiracy theory. It turned out to be laughably false

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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Christa Pike needed competent doctors -- Austin Sarat -- 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

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Senator on Trump: "0 to a-hole in 3 sec" -- CK Smith -- The GOP senator says Trump crossed a line by posting Sen. Tom Cotton's phone number over daylight saving time

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Cornell case exposes a legal gap - Shefali Luthra - The 19th - Voluntary intoxication laws can make it harder to prosecute an assault when the person attacked chose to drink

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Trump demands Tom Cotton release the sun -- CK Smith -- The president wants more daylight and more golf, but fewer clock changes and fewer criminals working in the dark

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Maybe we've misread "East of Eden" -- Melanie McFarland -- 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

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

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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

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

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A magical comedy for a mad world -- Melanie McFarland -- Produced by Lilly Wachowski, this show is a darkly funny delight for occult history buffs

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How "The Swan" gave us Mar-a-Lago face -- Melanie McFarland -- Erin Lee Carr's documentary explores the era before extreme surgical makeovers became a MAGA status symbol

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Why Gen Z sees itself in "Primetime" -- Coleman Spilde -- A24's Chris Hansen biopic cleverly reveals the surveillance state's rapid escalation

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Kaepernick would kneel again -- Rann Miller -- In "Perilous Fight" Kaepernick doesn't need permission to stand up for Black people

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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

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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"

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

8 days ago

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

9 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

19 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

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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

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

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Alito is complicit in climate disaster -- Troy Farah -- The Supreme Court justice has made millions from companies that profit from our planet's destruction

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We're over restaurant slop -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- 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

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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

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

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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

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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

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

10 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

11 days ago

Is iced coffee unprofessional? -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- The drink is trivial. The unwritten rules around professionalism are not

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My affair with witchcraft -- Sarah Herrington -- Reeling from two break-ups — romantic and spiritual — I went to a local witch's Halloween healing event

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"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

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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

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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

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