Brad Pitt's hollow race to redemption - Coleman Spilde - Brad Pitt's hollow race to redemption - Coleman Spilde - In his vanity project, "F1: The Movie," Pitt's cool demeanor comes off as a smug attempt to erase the past

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Stuff your tomatoes with creamy burrata - Ashlie D. Stevens - Stuff your tomatoes with creamy burrata - Ashlie D. Stevens - Reclaim this retro darling with herbed breadcrumbs, spicy chorizo and a molten cheese center

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The "big, beautiful" bill's true father -- Heather Digby Parton -- Republicans are close to seeing their long-held fantasies realized

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Why Trump is terrified of AOC -- Amanda Marcotte -- After Zohran Mamdani's win, Trump reveals how scared he is to face Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Trump's "new" war on leaks -- Jesselyn Radack -- The administration ignores its own long list of offenders

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Birthright citizenship fight isn't over -- David Coale -- "Collateral estoppel" doctrine will make things messier for the legal left — but far more durable

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Natasha Lyonne's big AI problem -- Coleman Spilde -- Lyonne announcing her feature directorial debut was cause for celebration, until she started defending it

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The best of 2025 . . . so far -- Kelly McClure, Natalie Moore, Coleman Spilde, Melanie McFarland, Hanh Nguyen, Erin Keane, Andi Zeisler, Amanda Marcotte, Bennett Taren, Alex Galbraith, Ashlie D. Stevens -- From shows about androids and morticians to psychosis-inducing albums, here's the best of what you may have missed

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With strikes on Iran, Trump has chosen a path of insanity -- Trump has chosen a path of insanity -- Bill Curry -- It's time to ask: Is a mental condition driving his foreign policy?

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Why Karoline Leavitt is so annoying -- Amanda Marcotte -- From trolling the media to gaslighting the public, it's clear why Trump hired her as press secretary

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As his support drops, Trump will "lash out in dangerous, unimaginable ways" -- Trump's dangerous rage after "No Kings" -- Chauncey DeVega -- After two weeks of chaos and violence, four experts consider what's next

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We've become a failed nation-state in 150 days -- A failed nation-state in 150 days -- Brian Karem -- From chaos and political violence to Israel and Iran, Trump's latest actions have sealed our fate

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Musk's meltdown era is here -- CK Smith -- Exploding rockets, billion-dollar losses, and a Trump cold shoulder: Elon Musk's empire is running on fumes

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This ad hits a nerve because it's true -- CK Smith -- A dramatic ICE detention ad goes viral, echoing real cases of American citizens wrongfully held

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Fetterman: BBB is ruining my vacation -- Cheyenne McNeill -- If passed, the GOP's enormous spending bill would cut funding to healthcare and food assistance programs

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Drug maker hires Trump real estate firm -- Cheyenne McNeill -- Roche is looking to sell a $12 million Trump Tower condo and is enlisting the help of the president's own company

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DOJ targets naturalized citizens -- Garrett Owen -- A Justice Department memo lays out ground rules for "aggressively" investigating and prosecuting new citizens

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Zohran and democracy: A turning point? -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Is Zohran Mamdani good for the Democrats? It's the wrong question — he's good for the world

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Georgia already tried Medicaid work rule - Margaret Coker - ProPublica - Georgia already tried Medicaid work rule - Margaret Coker - ProPublica - Georgia's example shows that it could threaten health care for16 million and cost taxpayers hundreds of millions

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Trump: Mamdani win could lead to cuts -- Alex Galbraith -- Trump threatened the city's federal funding on the same day that Mamdani said billionaires should not exist

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Due process? Apparently not in Texas -- Austin Sarat -- Advocates say Robert Roberson was wrongfully convicted. Texas AG demands the death penalty anyway

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Even now, education can be saved -- Henry A. Giroux -- Higher education nurtures critical thinking and democratic action. That's why the right wants to destroy it

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The K-pop obsession with your soul -- Hanh Nguyen -- The K-pop obsession with your soul -- Hanh Nguyen -- "He's incredibly hot": "Kpop Demon Hunters" filmmakers on Korean folklore, sexy demons, fandoms and hit songs

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Glasto BBC blackout doesn't stop Kneecap -- Alex Galbraith -- You'd never hear this much chatter about the Rubberbandits

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Rod Stewart takes on Musk, Trump -- Alex Galbraith -- Wake up, Musky, we think he's got something to say to you

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Squid Game may be right about democracy -- Melanie McFarland -- "Squid Game" began as a critique of late-stage capitalism. It ends as a cautionary parable about tribalism

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Unraveling a famous mother's legacy -- Coleman Spilde -- In the HBO documentary "My Mom Jayne," Mariska Hargitay comes to terms with the mother she never knew

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We're banning cat books now? -- Andi Zeisler -- Seeking to ban books like "Bathe the Cat" has less to do with morality than it does with a yearning for control

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"The Bear" gets it — we're burned out -- Melanie McFarland -- Like so many of us, Syd and Carmy are wondering why we do what we do

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Bezos, Sánchez say "I do" in Italy -- CK Smith -- Venetian glamour met local pushback as the couple wed in a weekend of celebration and scrutiny

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Gen Z tradwife bros need to go -- Katie Gatti Tassin -- Younger men want to return to older times — but we shouldn't forget why we left those behind

20 days ago

Ghostworking isn't as scary as it seems -- Keith R. Spencer -- If companies want to reduce ghostworking, they need to start listening

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Wake me up when we're not in a recession -- Mark G. Sheppard -- Most of us concluded long ago that wages are too low, bills are too high and good jobs are too hard to find

13 days ago

Work-life balance isn't a perk -- Haley Woznyj -- SKIMS co-founder Emma Grede is wrong — wanting a life outside work is not a red flag

25 days ago

Finding online support after a job loss -- Daria Solovieva -- Finding online support after a job loss -- Daria Solovieva -- The unemployed are bracing for the toughest job market in years

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What's dragging queens down -- Zina Kumok -- Between makeup, hair and costumes, it's not uncommon for performers to barely break even

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FOMO is putting Gen Zers in debt -- Cara Michelle Smith -- The pressure to document the most interesting parts of their lives comes with a price tag

29 days ago

Bond investments look better than ever -- Jamela Adam -- They're less risky than stocks, can offer steady income and deserve a spot in your portfolio

30 days ago

Dehorning rhinos — to save them -- Elizabeth Hlavinka -- Sawing off rhinos' horns is keeping these magnificent creatures alive. Is selling those horns the next step?

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Who's the real invasive species? -- Carlyn Zwarenstein -- Our cities and suburbs have spiders, rats, raccoons, lizards — and people. Which of us is really the invader?

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Nimbus variant could start summer surge -- Elizabeth Hlavinka -- As COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 spreads around the world, concerns about vaccine accessibility are rising

19 days ago

A culture war is brewing over AI - Conor Purcell - Undark - As AI systems increasingly display emotion, genuine or not, public opinion will split around calls for their rights

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Helping pap smears be less painful -- Zoe Cunniffe -- Unrecognized pain conditions have long made pap smears excruciating for some — that's slowly changing

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AI is making us dumber - Elizabeth Hlavinka - AI is making us dumber - Elizabeth Hlavinka - Whether we lose some of the skills artificial intelligence performs for us largely depends on how we use this tech

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The animals that keep a beat -- Elizabeth Hlavinka -- The ability to keep a beat was once thought to be uniquely human. Some animals are suggesting otherwise

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Trump will make overdoses soar again -- Charles LeBaron -- Under Trump and RFK Jr., gutting key government agencies could make overdoses soar again

25 days ago

The cult of the "tomato girl" -- Joy Saha -- The cult of the "tomato girl" -- Joy Saha -- The "tomato girl" multiverse expanded last year with the release of Loewe's meme-inspired heirloom tomato clutch

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Kpop Demon Hunters food: Hold the kimchi -- Hanh Nguyen -- "It's a cliched thing to talk about kimchi," says writer-director Maggie Kang, who included her favorite soup

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The people's beef with McDonald's -- Joy Saha -- The boycott began on June 24 and is expected to continue until next Monday, June 30

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Owen Wilson on golf, grief and Da Bomb -- Joy Saha -- The actor stars in "Stick," a sports comedy television series that premiered on Apple TV+ on June 4

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Bourdain in his own words (and ours) -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- From early Salon essays to intimate tributes, a collection of writing by and about the chef who changed how we eat

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The heat wave comes for fancy anchovies -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- With temperatures soaring, one tinned fish purveyor presses pause on shipping its most fragile catch

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Obama-era froyo returns, thanks to Gen Z -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Froyo shops are packed again. Nostalgia and probiotics might be to blame.

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How to celebrate Bourdain Day -- Francesca Giangiulio -- What to watch, read and eat in celebration of the chef's life

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My parents died. It's a whole second job -- Becky Robison -- Millennial kids of Boomers have started to join the dead parents club, where mourning is just the beginning

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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

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My mother, the debutante Communist -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Her life was like a slowly unfolding, densely plotted thriller whose unfinished story we're all still inside

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Geraldo outed me on national television -- Jim Berg -- Coming out to my family was only the beginning of the process of dismantling the closet I had spent years building

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