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

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

12 hours ago

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

12 hours ago

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

17 hours ago

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

1 day ago

Even MAGA loves socialism now -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Everyone's done with capitalism — except mainstream Democrats, late to the party as usual

1 day ago

We're still in Ricky Bobby's world -- Alex Galbraith -- Twenty years ago, Will Ferrell's stock car manchild presaged an overheated era of US culture

1 day ago

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

18 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

3 days ago

AOC exposes MAGA's motherhood hypocrisy -- Amanda Marcotte -- The New York congresswoman freezes her eggs, and Republicans show their true feelings

5 days ago

Francesca Hong's loss in Wisconsin is a win for progressives -- Hong's loss proves AOC right -- Jason Kyle Howard -- Her defeat in the state's gubernatorial primary shows why the left needs happy warriors like AOC and Mamdani

3 days ago

Flock part of pattern of stalking women - Jasmine Mithani, The 19th - The 19th - The technology is under fire for how police officers have abused it. But it's only the symptom of a larger problem

17 hours ago

Iran plays the waiting game -- Troy Farah -- Meanwhile, U.S. oil reserves hit a new low as the economy teeters

1 day ago

Cassidy splits with Trump over vaccines -- CK Smith -- The GOP senator and physician expressed serious concerns about the "new vaccine" schedule, despite Trump's optimism

1 day ago

USS Lincoln coming home after 260 days -- CK Smith -- Families and lawmakers are demanding answers over reported shortages and mental health concerns aboard the carrier

1 day ago

Trump's "forever" tariffs are kicking in - Kent Jones - The Conversation - Trump's "forever" tariffs are kicking in - Kent Jones - The Conversation - Trump's embrace of tariffs can be understood as an instrument of personal power

1 day ago

Trump gets George Washington's approval -- CK Smith -- The president thanks George Washington for his "brilliant ideas" while imagining the pair in several AI posts

1 day ago

Fox's WNBA hate is good press -- Sophia Tesfaye -- While the network talks about Caitlin Clark and the trans panic, the league's popularity is soaring

1 day ago

DOJ leaders ignored internal concerns - Peter Elkind, Andy Mannix, Ken B. Morales, Doug Bock Clark, Jen Fifield - ProPublica - The Trump admin has launched a series of unprecedented initiatives to find and prosecute voting by noncitizens

2 days ago

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

1 day ago

"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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

Phoebe Bridgers has lots of feelings -- Kelly McClure -- On "Lost Weekend," Phoebe Bridgers embraces the pain and joy of simply being alive

3 days ago

Anthony Bourdain would have hated "Tony" -- Coleman Spilde -- Matt Johnson's uninspired "Tony" confines Bourdain to the public's imagination. It sorely lacks Bourdain's depth

4 days ago

Brad Pitt's drinking deserves scrutiny -- Coleman Spilde -- Celebrity culture continues to shield powerful men from accountability

6 days ago

Helaena was too good for King's Landing -- Kelly McClure -- Helaena's refusal to play the game for power makes her "House of the Dragon's" most quietly radical character

5 days ago

The Ramones' debut still defines punk -- Caryn Rose -- The band's first album flopped in 1976, but its influence on popular culture remains undeniable

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

25 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

29 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

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

11 days ago

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

11 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

14 days ago

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

29 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

6 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

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

1 day ago

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

3 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

4 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

6 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

7 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

9 days ago

Why "Chef's Table" still matters -- Francesca Giangiulio -- A decade later, "Chef's Table" still shapes how I see food as culture and community

11 days ago

RFK Jr.'s cooking show has no appetite -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Joyless salmon patties, cheap graphics and policy detours add up to a cooking show curiously uninterested in food

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"

25 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

25 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

25 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

25 days ago