Does Donald Trump want to carve up the world — or keep it all for himself?
Foreign policy experts have struggled to make sense of the second Trump administration’s incoherent and contradictory approach to world affairs
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Minneapolis isn’t sorry about George Floyd
I wish it was different. I wish that, five years after former Minneapolis Police officer Derick Chauvin murdered George Floyd
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For years, we’ve known that not all bacteria are enemies — some are actually good for us, and belong inside
Read morePBS challenges executive overreach
PBS filed a lawsuit this week challenging a Trump-era executive order that stripped the public broadcaster of key federal funding,
Read moreJames Blunt: It’s not a love song, actually
When James Blunt released “You’re Beautiful” in 2005, it quickly climbed the charts around the world, hailed as a bittersweet
Read moreHow “Survivor” and “America’s Got Talent” sell the lie that is the American Dream
Anyone would be nervous to open an “America’s Got Talent” audition episode. Eric Booker sure seemed to be on Tuesday’s
Read moreBroadway Calls Out Patti LuPone
With the Tony Awards just days away, Broadway is back in the national spotlight. But not for the reasons it
Read moreFruit salads don’t have to be sweet
The first time I tried a watermelon and feta salad, I was gobsmacked. The porous, sweet bite of melon, the
Read moreLoretta Swit, M*A*S*H Star, dies at 87
Loretta Swit, beloved for her groundbreaking role as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on M*A*S*H, died on May 30, 2025.
Read moreMalai’s inventive Gulab Jamun Ice Cream will soon be your favorite summertime dessert
Our gulab jamun ice cream cakes have become a defining product for Malai: saffron syrup–soaked cardamom cakes sandwiching our rose
Read moreHow Democrats can pull off a win under a GOP trifecta: Dismantle the “legal” drug cartel
Just before President Trump pushed her out at the behest of his corporate donors, former Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Lina
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Read moreThis market is making investing in bonds more attractive than ever
Bonds are essentially loans where investors lend money to a corporation, government or organization. In exchange, the borrower typically agrees
Read moreI ate this chicken dish cold and it changed my summers forever
In a sun-drenched dining room in Brooklyn, I once ate at a stellar wine bar called Coast and Valley (unfortunately
Read more“Well, we’re all going to die”: Joni Ernst dismisses concern over GOP Medicaid cuts
At a tense town hall in Butler County, Iowa, on Friday, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, faced backlash from constituents while
Read moreYou don’t have to give up Harry Potter to quit J.K. Rowling
I genuinely feel for younger people, who will never have the pleasure of experiencing the unproblematic version of Rowling and
Read moreFBI investigating alleged effort to impersonate White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
The FBI is looking into a person or people pretending to be White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, The Wall
Read moreRed state voters approved progressive measures. GOP lawmakers are trying to undermine them
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Read more“Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” is a rom-com for book lovers plagued by reality’s disappointments
With “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” writer-director Laura Piani delivers a rom-com tailor-made for Austen devotees that centers on a modern-day
Read moreElon Musk’s drug use was “far more serious” than previously known: NYT report
Elon Musk’s drug use during the 2024 presidential campaign was “far more serious” than previously known, according to a report
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