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What we lose when "The Late Show" ends - Melanie McFarland - What we lose when "The Late Show" ends - Melanie McFarland - We'll see Stephen Colbert again, but his broadcast exit closes out David Letterman's absurdist TV legacy

6 hours ago

Drake wins, whether we like it or not - Alex Galbraith - Drake wins, whether we like it or not - Alex Galbraith - Drake's overlong, petty trilogy is the perfect soundtrack to the "no one asked for this" era

7 hours ago

AI data center push fuels nuclear threat -- Rachel Bronson -- Countries around the world are racing to deploy nuclear technology — and potentially making themselves targets

6 hours ago

America's emerging anti-war consensus -- Heather Digby Parton -- Opposition to the president's war with Iran among Gen Z MAGA members could help create positive political change

7 hours ago

Deepak Chopra has an Epstein problem -- Nicole Karlis -- New Age guru exchanged hundreds of messages with Epstein, including some he'd probably like to take back

1 day ago

Perks of being Jane Austen's wallflower -- Melanie McFarland -- "The Other Bennet Sister" proves it's the quiet ones we need to be watching

11 hours ago

Ebola outbreak is a US failure -- Troy Farah -- America didn't cause these diseases. But Trump's cuts to public health have put the world at risk

12 hours ago

Ben Shapiro's Rosa Parks revisionism -- Sophia Tesfaye -- The Daily Wire's latest documentary seeks to discredit Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott

1 day ago

Those weak losers who care about "law" -- Obama aide: Legality is for weak leaders -- Glenn Greenwald -- A top Obama campaign aide uses the language of Bush/Rove/Palin to suggest law is proof of weakness

2 days ago

The real reason RFK Jr. is coming for your antidepressants -- The real reason RFK Jr. hates SSRIs -- Amanda Marcotte -- The HHS Secretary's attacks on psychiatric medication follow a pattern of putting politics over public health

2 days ago

TPUSA's "Make Heaven Crowded" revival tour is a disaster -- TPUSA's revival tour is a disaster -- Amanda Marcotte -- Charlie Kirk's death did not inspire the national spiritual awakening that was promised

3 days ago

The Christian right hijacks America's 250th -- Christian right hijacks America's 250th -- Amanda Marcotte -- Trump's Rededicate 250 event erases the U.S.'s secular history

4 days ago

White House ballroom symbolizes failure -- Amanda Marcotte -- The president's only legacy will be greed and corruption

1 day ago

Election security is moving backward - Scott Shackelford - The Conversation - Despite GOP talk of election integrity, the midterms could be less secure than 2024

11 hours ago

The Texas runoff stakes aren't so high -- Russell Payne -- Both potential GOP candidates have torn each other down, and are now equally competitive in the general election

1 day ago

DOJ gifts Trump with slush fund -- Heather Digby Parton -- A new $1.776 billion fund could be used to compensate Jan. 6 rioters — and undermine the rule of law

1 day ago

MAGA voters have regrets - Tatishe Nteta, Adam Eichen, Jesse Rhodes - The Conversation - MAGA voters have regrets - Tatishe Nteta, Adam Eichen, Jesse Rhodes - The Conversation - Donald Trump's supporters are starting to wonder if they made a mistake

1 day ago

You can't cancel satire -- Sophia A. McClennen -- While the late-night host's departure is a real loss, his brand of political commentary will survive

2 days ago

MAGA's return to reality TV is bad sign -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt are chasing cameras to bypass scrutiny

2 days ago

We can still restore democracy — maybe -- Mike Lofgren -- Joe Biden tried to "turn the page" on Trumpism, and it failed. We need deep structural change

3 days ago

"Is God Is" makes revenge a religion -- Coleman Spilde -- "Is God Is" makes revenge a religion -- Coleman Spilde -- Aleshea Harris' debut is a tale of gods and monsters, for a moment when they're hard to tell apart

10 hours ago

It's not just a crush. It's limerence -- Andi Zeisler -- The clinical term for an addiction to longing is going viral — and, in the process, losing its meaning

2 days ago

An urgent message in sheep's clothing -- Melanie McFarland -- Underneath its feel-good fleece, this film sounds quiet alarms about forgetting painful history

3 days ago

Jost, Che swap offensive jokes on "SNL" -- Alex Galbraith -- The "Weekend Update" tradition forces the writers to read jokes sight unseen

4 days ago

Christian imagery and Devils Wears Prada - Lynn S. Neal - The Conversation - Christian imagery has come to shape the industry in profound ways

4 days ago

Epstein's ghost visits Trump on "SNL" -- Alex Galbraith -- Will Ferrell took on the role of the late sex trafficker for the "Saturday Night Live" season finale

4 days ago

Why every great artist needs a nemesis -- Melanie McFarland -- Out of all the legendary musical beefs, the fable rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri is our greatest hit

4 days ago

Teddy Thompson, music's best-kept secret -- Jason Kyle Howard -- A longtime critical darling, the singer-songwriter's latest album "Never Be the Same" deserves to be widely heard

5 days ago

Farm aid can't outrun Trump's war -- Garrett Owen -- With rising costs of fuel and fertilizer, and tariffs still in place, the outlook for 2026 is bleak

26 days ago

The pistachio trend has some history -- Jelinda Montes -- Benefiting off viral trends, like Dubai chocolate, has been actually decades in the making

15 days ago

Spirit collapses after failed bailout -- CK Smith -- The shutdown of Spirit marks end of a major low-cost carrier and raises questions about budget air travel in future

19 days ago

Private prisons cash in on ICE crackdown -- Nicholas Liu -- Over 90 percent of detained immigrants languish in prisons that aren't actually run by the government

1 month ago

The American workforce is a matriarchy -- Sara Estep -- The American workforce is a matriarchy -- Sara Estep -- As moms are driving the growth in America's labor market, it's time for major investments in early childcare

9 days ago

Trump wants $1.5 trillion for military -- Garrett Owen -- Massive cuts to domestic programs, with higher state taxes, would bolster the spending increase

1 month ago

A no-spend week, starting in the kitchen -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- How planning meals, stretching ingredients and baking something sweet can make a no-spend week feel generous

1 month ago

Colleges had no backup for cyber attack -- CK Smith -- The nationwide cybersecurity incident exposed how fragile our increasingly digital campuses are during finals week

12 days ago

Donald Trump: Green energy's savior? -- Sabrina Haake -- The president has unintentionally set off an international scramble for renewable energy due to his war in Iran

4 days ago

PCOS becomes PMOS -- CK Smith -- This change to this common reproductive health issue could lead to better and earlier treatment for 15% of women.

5 days ago

Lower drug prices won't fix cancer care -- Kenneth E. Thorpe -- As breakthrough drugs offer critical hope to patients, lawmakers should focus on shoring up the social safety net

6 days ago

SCOTUS overrides abortion pill mail ban -- Nicole Karlis -- The ruling came after weeks of uncertainty over mail order mifepristone's legal status

6 days ago

The toll of Florida's abortion ban -- Nicole Karlis -- The number of Florida residents who traveled out of state nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024

16 days ago

Hantavirus is a warning. We must listen - Troy Farah - Hantavirus is a warning. We must listen - Troy Farah - The Dutch cruise ship incident probably isn't the next pandemic. That doesn't mean we're risk-free from outbreaks

10 days ago

RFK Jr. supports tanning beds for minors -- CK Smith -- Public health officials warn the decision fits a growing pattern of deregulation across youth health policy

12 days ago

Trump's Silicon Valley bet on science -- Garrett Owen -- Jim O'Neill, a longevity enthusiast and vaccine skeptic, is Trump's pick to head the National Science Foundation

14 days ago

The smoky, cheesy lentils I keep making -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- The smoky, cheesy lentils I keep making -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- And other cozy skillet dinners for expensive times

10 hours ago

A big problem with those tiny snack tins -- Joy Saha -- Mindful snacking doesn't — and shouldn't — focus on portion control and so-called aesthetics

3 days ago

Five meals, one fridge clean-out -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A no-spend week of pastina, shakshuka and pantry alchemy

9 days ago

The resilience of uchche, bitter melon -- Madhushree Ghosh -- A bitter melon vine in San Diego becomes a lifeline to family, memory and the complicated meaning of home

11 days ago

Enough with the "-maxxing" -- Joy Saha -- The Gen Z-coined suffix has infiltrated lifestyle and dietary spaces, encouraging us to obsess over what we eat

13 days ago

For Delta flyers, snack time is over -- Joy Saha -- Will I get a free Biscoff? How about some pretzels? Not on Delta's short-haul flights, says the airline

12 days ago

A gentle 15-minute kitchen reset -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Not a deep clean. Not a weekend project. Just a reset that helps you start again

16 days ago

The cult of New England Chinese food -- Katie Lockhart -- A fiercely loyal regional cuisine — sweet, saucy, nostalgic — shaped by immigrants and beloved beyond New England

17 days ago

Fatherhood, fear and our family gifts -- Kuang Lee -- "You turned out fine, right?" my mother said when I wanted to confront my own father. But had I?

10 days ago

Magic half-hours at Lozano Car Wash -- Natalie Jabbar -- Under the distinctive green arches of this Bay Area landmark, before he left us, my father once doted on me

10 days ago

My father, the disapproving doctor -- Susan Shapiro -- My father said my confessional writing humiliated him. We got along best when I had an ailment he could fix

10 days ago

"Dear Father" letters and DNA tests -- Brittany Penner -- Fathers have always been prickly territory for me, a Métis child of the Sixties Scoop adopted by Mennonites

10 days ago