Admiral Rachel Levine’s federal portrait gets deadnamed
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services quietly altered the official portrait of Admiral Rachel Levine, the first openly
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“I love jeans”: Sydney Sweeney stands by her jeans ad
Sydney Sweeney is addressing the backlash over her appearance in American Eagle’s latest jeans campaign, following criticism that some viewed
Read moreSorry, the “Heated Rivalry” gay Marvel fanfic origin story isn’t true
By now you’ve probably heard of “Heated Rivalry,” Jacob Tienery’s tender, affecting adaptation of Rachel Reid’s “Game Changers” books —
Read moreOlivia Nuzzi leaves Vanity Fair amid controversy
Olivia Nuzzi is leaving Vanity Fair, ending her year-long tenure at the magazine amid lingering controversy. The departure comes after
Read moreBarcelona’s bold new food frontier
Hemingway once wrote, “And Barcelona. You should see Barcelona. It is all still comic opera… Barcelona makes you laugh.” He
Read moreA “Gingerbread Prince” and a Trump joke walk into Colbert’s monologue…
Prince Harry popped up on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Thursday night, stepping into Colbert’s monologue to audition for
Read moreRFK Jr.’s vaccine overhaul puts pregnant women and children at risk
On Friday, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 8-3 to end its recommendation that all infants receive a vaccine
Read morePete Hegseth could be investigated for illegal orders by 5 different bodies
News reports about a U.S. military attack on a boat in the Caribbean allegedly carrying drugs have raised critical questions
Read moreSuspect in pipe bomb case says he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect in a 2021 pipe bomb plot to target political party headquarters in Washington, D.C., reportedly subscribed to conspiracy
Read more9 films that helped decode 2025’s absurd reality
In the heated climax of a confrontation between Alma Imhoff — Julia Roberts’ harried Yale professor in this year’s “After
Read more“It’s bad”: Lawmakers shocked at video of strike on survivors of alleged drug boat
Video footage of a highly controversial second strike on an alleged drug boat in September was shown to lawmakers in
Read moreA desperate Trump puts his racism on full display
Donald Trump needs to put the phone down at night and get some sleep. After spending three hours Monday night
Read moreACIP Recommends Individual-Based Decision-Making for Hepatitis B Vaccine for Infants Born to Women Who Test Negative for the Virus
ATLANTA — December 5, 2025 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Read more“Rage bait” as Word of the Year? It’s a reason for hope
At first, I was sad to see that the linguist team at the Oxford English Dictionary had picked “rage bait”
Read moreTrump is dragging the White House press corps into the gutter
Never forget: Each and every week, Donald Trump gets worse. His regime is a ladder into a bottomless pit, a
Read moreNew York’s wealthy warn of a tax exodus after Mamdani’s win – but the data says otherwise
New York’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, campaigned on a promise to raise the city’s income tax on its richest residents from
Read more“We are a higher court, but not a better one”: Kagan rages at SCOTUS decision to allow Texas maps
The Supreme Court gave Texas the go-ahead to use Republican-favoring maps in the 2026 midterms on Thursday, staying a lower
Read morePantone’s color of the year is…white?
For many publications, tastemakers and overly serious Letterboxd loggers, December is a time to reflect and choose the absolute and
Read more“Anything going on?”: Vance returned to Hegseth’s Signal group chat to joke about scandal
The Department of Defense‘s inspector general released a damning report on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s use of app-based group chats
Read more“Created a risk”: IG report says Hegseth’s use of Signal could have put troops in harm’s way
An inspector general report has concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Pentagon policy and risked the safety of U.S.
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