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Barely a week passed between the news, via GoFundMe, that L7 bassist Jennifer Finch was fighting an aggressive form of
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The most-quoted line from Al Franken’s 2003 bestseller “Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them” attempts to draw a
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Tom Homan has spent years constructing the persona of a man who never backs down. Donald Trump’s border czar is
Read moreNothing helps MAGA like Washington snobbery
According to a Pew Research Center survey released in October 2025, large majorities of Americans are unhappy with both political
Read moreTrump admin pushes foreign aid grants toward right-wing causes
For decades, the U.S. Department of State gave money to groups protecting free speech, human rights and persecuted minorities in
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314 Action, a group that supports scientifically educated candidates for elected office, is endorsing Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a staunch progressive,
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In the wake of the Trump administration’s recent cuts to public health funding, a foodborne parasite has gone rampant, contaminating
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I have a confession to make: I don’t like the taste of dates. Specifically, Medjool dates. That’s if I’m eating
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Brunch is, culturally speaking, a meal of excess. There are bottomless mimosas and $28 omelets, towers of French toast and
Read moreWhen joy was resistance on the dance floor
When progressive political commentator Keith Edwards recently turned the New York City Pride March into a two-hour livestream of queer
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Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair was widely mocked as a great American flop: overpriced, uncomfortable and, above all, dull. Well,
Read moreHer brother was convicted of terrorism over a protest he didn’t even attend
Earlier this year, Daniel Sanchez-Estrada was sentenced to 30 years in prison for moving a box of zines. He was
Read moreThe murder rate fell to historic lows last year – here’s why
The murder rate in 2025 was the lowest in modern American history. Preliminary data shows the murder rate fell nearly
Read moreThe American World Cup: Messi lost, but the Muppets sang
For weeks, the conversation surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup final centered on everything except the soccer. Would President Donald
Read moreAndrew Tate sold men a fantasy. Reality is finally catching up with him
For years, Andrew Tate built a global brand by selling a very specific vision of masculinity: wealth, dominance, control and
Read more“A Woman of Substance” is a fiercely old-fashioned revenge saga
Julian Fellowes and “Downton Abbey” really did a number on our common understanding of the upstairs-downstairs social dynamic. It isn’t
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I’ve been on a mission to transform a handful of my go-to “struggle meals” into something that feels and tastes
Read more“It never gets any easier”: Nolan was “petrified” over audience reaction to “Odyssey”
You could be forgiven for thinking Christopher Nolan doesn’t give much thought to what the audience wants. His reputation as
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