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One Big Boondoggle bill reignites a feud - Heather Digby Parton - One Big Boondoggle bill reignites a feud - Heather Digby Parton - The issues involved are serious. But oh, the drama these boys bring to the office

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SCOTUS book-ban case invites mischief - Amanda Marcotte - SCOTUS book-ban case invites mischief - Amanda Marcotte - Opt-out policies are being used to attack far-right propaganda in the classroom

2 hours ago

Dems target leaker instead of Trump lies - Charles R. Davis - Democrats want to make an "example" out of whistleblower who exposed Trump's deception instead of applauding truth

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Miscarriage more dangerous in Texas - Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser, Andrea Suozzo - ProPublica - After Texas banned abortion, more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage

2 hours ago

Everyone in America is a Marnie now -- Coleman Spilde -- From "Girls" to "M3GAN," Allison Williams' roles have chronicled our culture's growing self-obsession

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Newsom can't stop at simply trolling Fox -- Sophia Tesfaye -- A real price must be paid for right-wing media lies

3 hours ago

Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is poison -- Chauncey DeVega -- 51,000 deaths per year is just the starting point

21 hours ago

Trump: Israel has agreed to ceasefire -- Alex Galbraith -- The president announced the early stages of a Gaza ceasefire on Truth Social

13 hours ago

With strikes on Iran, Trump has chosen a path of insanity -- Trump has chosen a path of insanity -- Bill Curry -- It's time to ask: Is a mental condition driving his foreign policy?

7 days ago

Why Karoline Leavitt is so annoying -- Amanda Marcotte -- From trolling the media to gaslighting the public, it's clear why Trump hired her as press secretary

9 days ago

As his support drops, Trump will "lash out in dangerous, unimaginable ways" -- Trump's dangerous rage after "No Kings" -- Chauncey DeVega -- After two weeks of chaos and violence, four experts consider what's next

8 days ago

We've become a failed nation-state in 150 days -- A failed nation-state in 150 days -- Brian Karem -- From chaos and political violence to Israel and Iran, Trump's latest actions have sealed our fate

8 days ago

Musk's meltdown era is here -- CK Smith -- Exploding rockets, billion-dollar losses, and a Trump cold shoulder: Elon Musk's empire is running on fumes

8 days ago

This ad hits a nerve because it's true -- CK Smith -- A dramatic ICE detention ad goes viral, echoing real cases of American citizens wrongfully held

8 days ago

Trump threatens to arrest Mamdani -- Cheyenne McNeill -- Trump escalated his threats against Mamdani when asked about the mayoral candidate's stance on cooperating with ICE

13 hours ago

Senate approves Trump's Medicaid cuts -- Cheyenne McNeill -- With three Senate Republicans voting against the bill, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote

19 hours ago

Trump debuts $249 a bottle fragrance -- Blaise Malley -- The president's new perfume line, sold in golden Trump-shaped bottles, drew mockery from critics

17 hours ago

Homan on ICE deaths: "People die" -- Alex Galbraith -- The border czar couldn't be bothered to show sympathy over the death of an elderly man in ICE custody

13 hours ago

Trump-Elon feud 2.0: Follow the money -- Blaise Malley -- Trump-Elon feud 2.0: Follow the money -- Blaise Malley -- Trump says his billionaire ex-pal has received more subsidies than anyone in history, threatens to cut him off

36 minutes ago

How Kristi Noem cashed in on donations - Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski - ProPublica - A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem's personal company when she was governor of South Dakota

1 day ago

Why Trump is terrified of AOC -- Amanda Marcotte -- After Zohran Mamdani's win, Trump reveals how scared he is to face Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

1 day ago

Trump's "new" war on leaks -- Jesselyn Radack -- The administration ignores its own long list of offenders

2 days ago

Brad Pitt's hollow race to redemption -- Coleman Spilde -- Brad Pitt's hollow race to redemption -- Coleman Spilde -- In his vanity project, "F1: The Movie," Pitt's cool demeanor comes off as a smug attempt to erase the past

13 hours ago

Inside the Record Plant's legacy -- Kenneth Womack -- "Buzz Me In" chronicles the glory and chaos of one of the most iconic recording studios in music history

13 hours ago

The best of 2025 . . . so far -- Kelly McClure, Natalie Moore, Coleman Spilde, Melanie McFarland, Hanh Nguyen, Erin Keane, Andi Zeisler, Amanda Marcotte, Bennett Taren, Alex Galbraith, Ashlie D. Stevens -- From shows about androids and morticians to psychosis-inducing albums, here's the best of what you may have missed

3 days ago

Natasha Lyonne's big AI problem -- Coleman Spilde -- Lyonne announcing her feature directorial debut was cause for celebration, until she started defending it

2 days ago

The K-pop obsession with your soul -- Hanh Nguyen -- "He's incredibly hot": "Kpop Demon Hunters" filmmakers on Korean folklore, sexy demons, fandoms and hit songs

2 days ago

Glasto BBC blackout doesn't stop Kneecap -- Alex Galbraith -- You'd never hear this much chatter about the Rubberbandits

2 days ago

Squid Game may be right about democracy -- Melanie McFarland -- "Squid Game" began as a critique of late-stage capitalism. It ends as a cautionary parable about tribalism

4 days ago

Unraveling a famous mother's legacy -- Coleman Spilde -- In the HBO documentary "My Mom Jayne," Mariska Hargitay comes to terms with the mother she never knew

4 days ago

Gen Z tradwife bros need to go -- Katie Gatti Tassin -- Younger men want to return to older times — but we shouldn't forget why we left those behind

22 days ago

Ghostworking isn't as scary as it seems -- Keith R. Spencer -- If companies want to reduce ghostworking, they need to start listening

15 days ago

Wake me up when we're not in a recession -- Mark G. Sheppard -- Most of us concluded long ago that wages are too low, bills are too high and good jobs are too hard to find

15 days ago

Work-life balance isn't a perk -- Haley Woznyj -- SKIMS co-founder Emma Grede is wrong — wanting a life outside work is not a red flag

27 days ago

Finding online support after a job loss -- Daria Solovieva -- Finding online support after a job loss -- Daria Solovieva -- The unemployed are bracing for the toughest job market in years

15 days ago

What's dragging queens down -- Zina Kumok -- Between makeup, hair and costumes, it's not uncommon for performers to barely break even

15 days ago

FOMO is putting Gen Zers in debt -- Cara Michelle Smith -- The pressure to document the most interesting parts of their lives comes with a price tag

1 month ago

Bond investments look better than ever -- Jamela Adam -- They're less risky than stocks, can offer steady income and deserve a spot in your portfolio

1 month ago

Dehorning rhinos — to save them -- Elizabeth Hlavinka -- Sawing off rhinos' horns is keeping these magnificent creatures alive. Is selling those horns the next step?

15 days ago

Who's the real invasive species? -- Carlyn Zwarenstein -- Our cities and suburbs have spiders, rats, raccoons, lizards — and people. Which of us is really the invader?

17 days ago

Nimbus variant could start summer surge -- Elizabeth Hlavinka -- As COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 spreads around the world, concerns about vaccine accessibility are rising

21 days ago

A culture war is brewing over AI - Conor Purcell - Undark - As AI systems increasingly display emotion, genuine or not, public opinion will split around calls for their rights

15 days ago

Helping pap smears be less painful -- Zoe Cunniffe -- Unrecognized pain conditions have long made pap smears excruciating for some — that's slowly changing

15 days ago

AI is making us dumber - Elizabeth Hlavinka - AI is making us dumber - Elizabeth Hlavinka - Whether we lose some of the skills artificial intelligence performs for us largely depends on how we use this tech

15 days ago

The animals that keep a beat -- Elizabeth Hlavinka -- The ability to keep a beat was once thought to be uniquely human. Some animals are suggesting otherwise

25 days ago

Trump will make overdoses soar again -- Charles LeBaron -- Under Trump and RFK Jr., gutting key government agencies could make overdoses soar again

27 days ago

Stuff your tomatoes with creamy burrata -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Stuff your tomatoes with creamy burrata -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Reclaim this retro darling with herbed breadcrumbs, spicy chorizo and a molten cheese center

19 hours ago

The cult of the "tomato girl" -- Joy Saha -- The "tomato girl" multiverse expanded last year with the release of Loewe's meme-inspired heirloom tomato clutch

2 days ago

Kpop Demon Hunters food: Hold the kimchi -- Hanh Nguyen -- "It's a cliched thing to talk about kimchi," says writer-director Maggie Kang, who included her favorite soup

3 days ago

The people's beef with McDonald's -- Joy Saha -- The boycott began on June 24 and is expected to continue until next Monday, June 30

4 days ago

Owen Wilson on golf, grief and Da Bomb -- Joy Saha -- The actor stars in "Stick," a sports comedy television series that premiered on Apple TV+ on June 4

4 days ago

Bourdain in his own words (and ours) -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- From early Salon essays to intimate tributes, a collection of writing by and about the chef who changed how we eat

6 days ago

The heat wave comes for fancy anchovies -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- With temperatures soaring, one tinned fish purveyor presses pause on shipping its most fragile catch

5 days ago

Obama-era froyo returns, thanks to Gen Z -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Froyo shops are packed again. Nostalgia and probiotics might be to blame.

6 days ago

Don't "fall in love" with a destination -- Pamela Petro -- I've been to Wales 30 times in 40 years. I'd rather have my tongue pierced than say I "fell in love" with it

22 hours 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

22 hours ago

My (unexpectedly) feminist pilgrimage -- Ginny Bartolone -- I hadn't planned on walking 500 miles in Spain just to escape sexist assumptions, but it turned out to be a bonus

22 hours 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?

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