The toast of tomato season - Ashlie D. Stevens - The toast of tomato season - Ashlie D. Stevens - Cold grated tomatoes top crisp sourdough brushed with browned-miso butter for a simple peak-summer meal

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The TV shows a media merger could erase - Melanie McFarland - The TV shows a media merger could erase - Melanie McFarland - A Paramount-Warner Bros. merger will mean less diversity and fewer hidden gems

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We're still living in 2020 - Heather Digby Parton - Rand Paul's vendetta against the former chief medical advisor shows how we can't move beyond the year from hell

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MAGA education charity may be a scam - Kali Bomeli - ProPublica - Nick Adams has brought in millions in donations. Much of that money goes to him

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Police release ransom notes for Guthrie -- CK Smith -- Investigators hope the writing style in 2 ransom notes sparks new leads 6 months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared

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"I Want Your Sex" is deliberately unsexy -- Coleman Spilde -- Gregg Araki's first film in 12 years declares Gen Z's disaffection with sex a problem only shame can solve

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DOJ reverses in Pool vandalism case -- CK Smith -- Federal prosecutors say rushed contractor work, not vandalism, caused damage leading to charges against an Olympian

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Politics is broken — but Comic Con isn't -- Brian Karem -- The White House correspondents' dinner was phony and ugly. Comic Con was joyful, colorful and way more real

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A founding father's queer legacy -- Nicholas Boston -- Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family tree keeps getting more complicated and colorful

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Andrew Tate's arrest causes trouble for Trump's youngest son -- Trump's youngest son faces Tate scrutiny -- Sophia Tesfaye -- The manosphere influencer has lost the president's support — but he could pose a threat to Barron

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Pete Hegseth's Iran war math doesn't add up -- Hegseth's Iran war math doesn't add up -- Heather Digby Parton -- The defense secretary pegged the war's cost at $37 billion. The real total is far higher

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Trump's foreign policy enters its decadent, desperate end stage -- The last gasp of Trump's foreign policy -- Andrew O'Hehir -- He restarted a war no one wanted and signed a nuclear deal no one read. What's next?

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The reason Blanche won't drop slush fund -- Amanda Marcotte -- The acting attorney general made $10 million as the president's defense attorney

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Texas Senate mulls ways to push religion - Alejandro Serrano - The Texas Tribune - The lieutenant governor released seven new charges for state senators to study before the Legislature reconvenes

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Accountability can't stop at ICE -- Insha Rahman -- Corey Ruiz's death in Wisconsin shows that local police need scrutiny too

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Performing arts and the empathy crisis -- Stephen Brown-Fried, Pablo Helguera -- We're losing our connection with one another. Performing arts education can help us get it back

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CNN is complicit in the Trump circus -- Sophia Tesfaye -- CNN is complicit in the Trump circus -- Sophia Tesfaye -- The press didn't just cover Trump's White House Correspondents' Dinner meltdown — it enabled it

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Vance will never be the GOP Obama -- Amanda Marcotte -- He can copy Obama's biography, but the vice president will never have the charisma

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Talarico leads Paxton in new poll - Gabby Birenbaum - The Texas Tribune - The poll found the Austin Democrat with a surprising edge

3 days ago

Private school on the public's dime -- Glenn Sacks -- A provision now taking effect under the Big Beautiful Bill sends students to private schools at public expense

4 days ago

A magical Miyazaki cure for burnout -- Melanie McFarland -- A magical Miyazaki cure for burnout -- Melanie McFarland -- "Kiki's Delivery Service" is a family movie that holds practical magic for adulthood

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Patti Smith helped Lenny Kaye go solo -- Caryn Rose -- After decades as one of rock's most influential collaborators, Kaye has finally released his first true solo album

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What "English Patient" left off screen -- Kristen Lopez -- "But Have You Read the Book?" revisits the adaptation of Ondaatje's novel, which favored romance over history

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Count Bookula drains our patience -- Kelly McClure -- Danny Booko's cringey vampire impression caps his season as its biggest source of secondhand embarrassment

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"Blood and Bone" adaptation irks author -- Melanie McFarland -- Days after its trailer debuted, Tomi Adeyemi declared she wants nothing to do with the movie version of her book

17 hours ago

The right's Gen-Z influencer pipeline -- Andi Zeisler -- From Phyllis Schlafly to Emma Waters, a familiar agenda cycle continues

4 days ago

The small-screen seduction of middle age -- Melanie McFarland -- Midlife can be as blissful as "The Five-Star Weekend" or as cathartic as "Ride or Die"

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Was Holden Caulfield performative? -- Andi Zeisler -- Gen Z has context about "The Catcher in the Rye" that earlier generations lacked — but even less empathy

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

9 days ago

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

23 days ago

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

24 days ago

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

26 days 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

18 days ago

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

13 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

28 days 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

28 days ago

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

13 days ago

Miscarriage treatment is getting harder -- Nicole Karlis -- Researchers found a shift from medication management to expectant management, putting more women's lives at risk

11 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

2 months 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

1 month ago

Our caregiving industry is dying -- Julia S. Beck -- Leaked plans to declare migrants dead and a SCOTUS ruling are hollowing out elder care

16 days ago

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

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MAHA's diarrhea outbreak problem - Troy Farah - A rash of cyclospora infections is sending thousands to the bathroom. Experts say this was all predictable

9 days ago

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

26 days ago

The art of the beach sandwich -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- The art of the beach sandwich -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Unlike the airport sandwich, a great beach sandwich doesn't merely survive the wait — it gets better as it sits

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It's always rice and eggs -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- With crisp feta, bacon, avocado and a runny yolk, it's the meal I return to again and again

3 days ago

How Māori food tells New Zealand's story -- Katie Lockhart -- From smoky hāngī to tangy rēwena bread, Māori cooking turns land, memory and tradition into a feast

5 days ago

Yes, you can cook your lettuce -- Joy Saha -- Wary of eating cold salads right now? Try a warm lettuce dish instead

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Cold blueberry soup for hot summer days -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Roast blueberries with honey and thyme, then blend them with yogurt and buttermilk for a chilled citrusy soup

10 days ago

H Mart turns its aisles into a cookbook -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Written by H Mart president Stacey Kwon, the book pairs 75 Korean recipes with ingredient guides and family stories

9 days ago

Is 5 cups of coffee a day too much? -- Joy Saha -- The American Heart Association's latest guidance says multiple cups are OK a day, but there are a few caveats

9 days ago

Instant ramen, made better -- Joy Saha -- A quintessential college food gets an upgrade with mushrooms, warm spices and a jammy egg

12 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"

9 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

9 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

9 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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