Fox News, desperate to defend Trump’s tariffs, exploits MAGA’s masculinity delusions
With the stock market plunging and the threat of hyper-inflation bearing down, the propagandists at Fox News are in quite
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Arizona’s “privatization scam” is starving public schools. Trump wants to take it national
In 2022, Arizona lawmakers made a state school voucher program universal, just four years after voters shot down the proposal by a
Read more“They’re kissing my ass”: Trump says tariffs are going great, promises duty on pharmaceuticals
Donald Trump‘s tariff scheme has upended the stock market and cast the United States’ diplomatic ties into doubt, but you wouldn’t
Read more“Constitution requires no less”: Judge orders White House to reinstate Associated Press’ access
A federal judge ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to reinstate the Associated Press to the White House press
Read more“Boys will be boys”: White House responds to rift in Trump admin after Musk calls Navarro “moron”
The feud between Donald Trump advisers Elon Musk and Peter Navarro has gone nuclear, but the White House isn’t paying
Read moreDo we need to watch the final season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” when America’s writing its own?
In my 2017 review of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” I referenced the 1985 book’s chronicle of society’s collapse. Eight years later,
Read more“A firewall against erasure”: Jennifer Beals on “The L Word” book fans demanded
I knew that Jennifer Beals and I were going to have a fantastic conversation when, after connecting on Zoom and
Read moreForget apps — strangers are meeting over shared plates again
Researchers, doctors and even Netflix have told us we’re lonelier than ever. Some claim it’s the latest epidemic plaguing society,
Read moreAmerica has a bad case of TDS
There are many different types of laughter. There is the good laughter caused by joy, surprise, happiness, or perhaps even
Read moreDon’t believe the hype: MAGA knows that RFK’s “endorsement” of vaccines is phony
Reading mainstream media headlines over the weekend, one would think that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy has finally
Read moreYour boss might help you pay off that student loan
As the average student loan balance currently hovers around $40,000, some companies are helping employees pay down their balances through
Read more“We should be better than this”: SCOTUS allows Trump to continue deportations on technicality
The Supreme Court sided with President Donald Trump on Monday night, lifting a judge’s order barring the Trump admin from
Read more“Take the people and move them”: Trump suggests US control of Gaza’s “oceanfront property” again
President Donald Trump once again suggested that the United States should control Gaza after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Read moreFrom AirDrop anxiety to tapeworm fairytales: 4 faves from The Overlook Film Festival 2025
Although New Orleans is a frequent filming location for movies and television because it’s cheaper to work in than other
Read morePumped, dumped and chumped: “Fake news” on tariffs causes stock market whiplash
After days of chaos, investors want to believe President Donald Trump will blink on his market-disrupting tariffs. Their desire to
Read moreTony’s Chocolonely recalls bars over small stone contamination
Tony’s Chocolonely has issued a voluntary recall of limited lots of two chocolate products distributed nationwide: Dark Almond Sea Salt
Read more“Hot Ones”: Saquon Barkley says he has to meet Kevin Hart’s real-life eagle that’s named after him
Saquon Barkley may have won AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year, but can the Philadelphia Eagles running back earn
Read moreThe best supermarket tinned fish that tastes fancy but isn’t
Last year, just a month after moving to New York City, I hopped on the tinned fish craze. I had
Read more“The White Lotus” finale paints a bleak, beautiful portrait of human failure
At the very top of “The White Lotus” season finale, a Buddhist monk tells viewers that, even though we wake
Read moreHow baked spaghetti became American, one casserole at a time
In a church basement in Illinois, someone cracks four eggs into a bowl of spaghetti, then folds the mixture into
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