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"End of Oak Street" does pastiche right - Coleman Spilde - "End of Oak Street" does pastiche right - Coleman Spilde - In a studio culture obsessed with nostalgia, David Robert Mitchell's dino thriller knows what we truly want

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Rosie's return is a sleeper hit - Sophia Tesfaye - Rosie's return is a sleeper hit - Sophia Tesfaye - The network is finally fighting back — and hitting the president where it hurts

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Jared Kushner cosplays Henry Kissinger -- Heather Digby Parton -- The special envoy is failing in his efforts at shuttle diplomacy to broker peace between Israel and Hamas

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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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Natalie Harp nurses Trump's decline -- Amanda Marcotte -- The president's defensive reaction to rampant speculation reveals his fear of aging

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The myth of the indestructible girl -- Melanie McFarland -- The "Heroes" and "Nashville" star lived a demanding life weighed down by unreasonable expectations

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

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Roberts is still in the tank for Trump -- Alex Galbraith -- E. Jean Carroll's win doesn't erase a pattern of court decisions favoring Trump

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Trump sued the BBC — now Jared and Ivanka may pay for it -- Trump's kids can run, not hide -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Secret Service agents blocked the subpoena at the door, but Trump's suit could still force testimony

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Pete Hegseth is Trump's favorite kind of failure -- Pete Hegseth fails up with Trump -- Amanda Marcotte -- The USS Lincoln disaster reveals the defense secretary's twisted priorities

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Time for James Carville to sit down and shut up -- Time for James Carville to shut up -- Alex Galbraith -- The strategist and other Third Way advocates think they have the answers for Trump. But they got us into this mess

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The worst White House press secretary of all time -- The worst press secretary I've ever seen -- Brian Karem -- Karoline Leavitt is leaving the White House. She won't be missed by the media she mocked and despised

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The Flock uprising is just the beginning -- Amanda Marcotte -- People are sick of tech billionaires trying to control our lives

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Mike Lindell won't accept primary loss -- Troy Farah -- On Wednesday, he offered to fund a recount in the Minnesota governor primary

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The $1 trillion black box - Jesse Coburn, Ruth Talbot - ProPublica - The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects end up facing delays and ballooning costs

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

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Todd Blanche's dangerous lie -- Heather Digby Parton -- On "Meet the Press," the newly confirmed attorney general all but pledged to do Donald Trump's bidding

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Tense boiling point on election security - Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat - Votebeat - Democratic election officials criticized Homeland Security leaders for lackluster support as midterm election looms

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Trump's renewed national park exploits -- Troy Farah -- Last summer, Congress gave the Trump admin $46 billion to construct a wall from the Pacific Ocean to Mexico

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White House encouraging cyberattacks -- Troy Farah -- Trump's novel cybercrime strategy threatens to backfire

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"The X-Files" still make us believe -- Coleman Spilde -- "The X-Files" still make us believe -- Coleman Spilde -- Chris Carter's new director's cut of the 2008 "X-Files" movie indicates a broader trend toward creativity

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Hayden Panettiere played against type -- Coleman Spilde -- In the 2005 film, Panettiere and Michelle Trachtenberg's search for greatness feels eerily prophetic

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Sophie Thatcher's haunting fairy tale -- Coleman Spilde -- Nicolas Winding Refn's neon-drenched fable finally gives Thatcher the role she deserves

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Why we like some heroes more than others -- Melanie McFarland -- Maybe it's easier to be chosen than worthy

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Actor Hayden Panettiere dies at 36 -- CK Smith -- The former child star had recently returned to acting and released a candid memoir about her recovery

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The summer of rom-com sex talk -- Coleman Spilde -- Three new films find room for intimacy in a slide toward fascism

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"Lanterns" questions what makes a hero -- Melanie McFarland -- The DCU's new drama uses Hal Jordan and John Stewart's tense team-up to take a swing at America's meritocracy myth

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Our body-positive era has some flaws -- Candice Frederick -- Scrutiny over Ariana Grande, Kaia Gerber and Jenna Ortega's bodies exposes how little we've learned

6 days ago

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

28 days ago

Wall Street wants to change 401(k) rules -- Paul Kiel -- - ProPublica -- It could put your retirement at risk.

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

GTA VI casts a shadow over gaming -- Troy Farah -- GTA VI casts a shadow over gaming -- Troy Farah -- The most anticipated release in gaming history could set the tone for a troubled industry

1 month ago

Bring back the catalogs -- Andi Zeisler -- In an era of instant gratification, old-fashioned anticipation can reclaim its magic

1 month 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

1 month ago

Unaffordable affordable housing - Tony Schick - ProPublica - A $15 billion federal tax credit helps developers build homes that are no cheaper than the market rate

1 month ago

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

13 days ago

SpaceX's rocket trashes the moon -- Troy Farah -- The collision is a reminder that we're junking everything we touch

13 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

1 month ago

Spokane wildfires are a warning -- Troy Farah -- From the West Cost to Europe, climate change is making wildfires worse

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Paying for fresh air? It could happen - Troy Farah - Paying for fresh air? It could happen - Troy Farah - As wildfires spread every summer and pollution intensifies, fresh air may become a luxury commodity

1 month 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

9 days ago

Democrats' key to winning the midterms -- Howard Dean -- The party's healthcare affordability agenda could lower prices and put the Senate in play

1 month ago

Black bean soup for tired weeknights -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Black bean soup for tired weeknights -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A smoky, pantry-friendly soup for when you've got an hour, but not much energy

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5 FAVORITE (NEW) FARMERS MARKET RECIPES -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- They all start with one beautiful thing — squash, peaches, corn, carrots or pickles — and let it lead the way

3 days ago

How Gen Z really drinks -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Behind the sober-generation stereotype is careful spending and new ways to go out

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We're all food safety inspectors now -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- MAHA wants Americans to scrutinize their food. Taylor Farms recalls show how hard that has become

6 days ago

Trump's catering-truck farce -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Trump usually directs the food spectacle. The reported catering-truck escape briefly made him part of the scenery

7 days ago

The thrills and feasts of Spanish summer -- Howie Southworth -- From Alicante to Valencia, fireworks and food turn the start of summer into a gloriously communal ritual

8 days ago

Hong Kong street food moved indoors -- Howie Southworth -- Street food in Hong Kong is leaving the curb for shops, malls and apps without losing its old-school soul

10 days ago

Cornell's new rule: Don't butcher bears -- CK Smith -- The university updated its housing policies after students skinned and processed a black bear in a shared kitchen

11 days ago

Help! My therapist is on vacation -- Susan Shapiro -- "If I'd known it would be so helpful, I might have shrunk around sooner"

28 days ago

Don't "fall in love" with a destination -- Pamela Petro -- I've been to Wales 30 times in 40 years. I'd rather have my tongue pierced than say I "fell in love" with it

28 days ago

My cat is my favorite traveling partner -- Kyoko Mori -- Miles is happier with me than with anyone else, so when I have to leave town, he comes along

28 days ago

Frozen cup: Summer for just a quarter -- D. Watkins -- Made by my babysitter Boo Boo, frozen cups were more important to my childhood summers than the sun

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