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The "Devil Wears Prada 2" wake-up call - Coleman Spilde - The "Devil Wears Prada 2" wake-up call - Coleman Spilde - At the Met Gala and beyond, consumers must reconcile the same choices as the Miranda Priestlys of the world

3 hours ago

Steyer can make California golden again - Jeff Cohen - Steyer can make California golden again - Jeff Cohen - I loathe billionaires. But the former hedge fund manager could be a class traitor in the mold of FDR

5 hours ago

Trump echoes Nixon's racist strategy -- Heather Digby Parton -- No longer bothering to hide its agenda, the administration is making blatant appeals to the Old South

3 hours ago

Abortion is still a problem for the GOP -- Amanda Marcotte -- Even this Supreme Court seems wary of efforts to restrict the abortion pill

5 hours ago

Republicans behind "Democrat" vote push -- Russell Payne -- A frontline GOP representative is courting Democrats for PA Rep. Rob Bresnahan

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Trump censorship binge angers MAGA fans -- Sophia Tesfaye -- As some members of MAGA media begin pushing back against Trump, there may be a limit to his campaign of retribution

9 hours ago

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

5 hours 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

1 day ago

Young men's religious revival is a myth -- Amanda Marcotte -- New polling suggests the recent "converts" care more about gender than Jesus

2 days ago

Trump is bleeding his 2024 voters, but not fast enough for the midterms -- Trump's 2024 coalition is crumbling -- Russell Payne -- Once confined to commentary, dissatisfaction with Trump is breaking containment among GOP voters

1 day ago

America's global collapse is happening. Where is Marco Rubio? -- As America falls, where is Marco Rubio? -- Chauncey DeVega -- The secretary of state is busy remaking his department as a tool of MAGA and white racial authoritarianism

3 hours 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

2 days ago

Something's off about "Animal Farm" -- Coleman Spilde -- Distributed by the studio behind "Sound of Freedom," this take on George Orwell's classic is uniquely insidious

2 days ago

DNC boosts Kamala Harris for 2028 -- Norman Solomon -- DNC Chair Ken Martin's refusal to release the party's 2024 autopsy benefits one person — the former vice president

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Trump DOJ halts drugs-for-votes probe - Raquel Rutledge - ProPublica - In early 2025, the lead prosecutor was told not to look any further into the matter

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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

1 day ago

EPA could weaken chemical regulations - Sharon Lerner - ProPublica - EPA could weaken chemical regulations - Sharon Lerner - ProPublica - Internal memo shows Trump appointee targeting EPA program that assesses toxic chemicals

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Hitler wanted a bigger arch too -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Tyrants and dictators often dream of building gigantic monuments to themselves. It usually doesn't work

3 days ago

Donald Trump Jr. in 2028? -- Heather Digby Parton -- In the wake of the British royals' visit, there are renewed signs a Trump political dynasty could be in the works

3 days ago

Military's newspaper captured by MAGA -- Chauncey DeVega -- Stars and Stripes is the latest casualty in the Trump administration's Pentagon purge

3 days ago

11 wild (or mild) Met Gala looks -- Andi Zeisler, Coleman Spilde, Natalie Moore, Hanh Nguyen, Kelly McClure -- 11 wild (or mild) Met Gala looks -- Andi Zeisler, Coleman Spilde, Natalie Moore, Hanh Nguyen, Kelly McClure -- Sarah Paulson and Emma Chamberlain understood the theme, while others looked like prom chaperones

6 hours ago

In America, the body is the hustle -- Melanie McFarland -- OnlyFans is just one of the gigs featured on two shows that depict how capitalism extracts its dues from our flesh

1 day ago

How I gave in to Tori Amos -- Andi Zeisler -- "In Times of Dragons" is a confrontation with America — and a reckoning with my own learned misogyny

3 days ago

Bob Ross helps us paint a better world -- Melanie McFarland -- The public television icon's legacy is still one of pop culture's happiest accidents

3 days ago

Finally, a sequel with a point of view -- Coleman Spilde -- In a legacy sequel done right, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway warn that the demise of media affects us all

4 days ago

Megan Thee Stallion can't win -- Melanie McFarland -- Sexists always look for a reason to degrade the superstar. Her breakup with NBA player Klay Thompson gave them one

5 days ago

"I Shot Andy Warhol" channels our rage -- Coleman Spilde -- 30 years on, Mary Harron's groundbreaking film about Valerie Solanas blisteringly reflects a society gone awry

6 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

4 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

15 days ago

Social media has changed how we spend -- Melanie Lockert -- It's a marketer's world and we're all just living in it

1 month ago

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

15 days ago

A no-spend week, starting in the kitchen -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- 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

3 days ago

My parents died and left me 34 fish -- Becky Robison -- "My Parents Are Dead: What Now?" is a darkly funny guide to navigating grief and the paperwork that follows

3 days ago

We can't shop our way out of fear -- Andi Zeisler -- Social media's endless sales pitches make us buy more, get less, and rarely feel satisfied

15 days ago

Why Gen Z is investing in Le Creuset -- Joy Saha -- The French cookware brand is making collectors out of a new generation of home cooks

15 days ago

Should we give Musk control of the sun? -- Troy Farah -- We're sleepwalking into ecocide. Like it or not, Starlink may one day be our last resort

15 days ago

Measles outbreaks are here to stay -- Nicole Karlis -- Normalization and apathy from the Trump admin is making health experts less hopeful measles can be contained

28 days ago

Trump is weaponizing climate change -- Troy Farah -- The Iran war shows how fossil fuels, conflict and planetary crisis are now inseparable

1 month ago

Trump isn't helping America's fertility -- Nicole Karlis -- Conservatives says the "problem" is fewer teen pregnancies. But the solution is actually fixing childcare

18 days ago

Trump's pro-birth agenda failing moms -- Nicole Karlis -- As the Trump admin urges folks to have more kids, new data shows early pregnancy care moving in the wrong direction

2 months ago

Is ChatGPT Health the new WebMD? Nicole Karlis - Is ChatGPT Health the new WebMD? Nicole Karlis - OpenAI's new chatbot aims to bolster users' health decisions — but risks fueling confusion and anxiety

1 month ago

Can psychedelics treat narcissism? -- Rich Haridy -- Psychedelics have a reputation for humbling people, but "hallucinogenic elitism" is also common. What gives?

15 days ago

Getting high on Turkish "mad honey" -- Niko Vorobyov -- The grayanotoxin-infused honey purportedly issues a pleasant high — if you can find the good stuff

15 days ago

7 WAYS TO USE UP THAT CAN OF BLACK BEANS -- Francesca Giangiulio -- From salads to brownies, smart, low-effort ways to turn pantry black beans into meals, snacks and sweets

23 hours ago

This is the ultimate spring pasta -- Joy Saha -- Lemon juice and freshly grated Parmesan cheese help elevate a simple dish into a seasonal classic

5 days ago

One chicken, one week of good meals -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- From crisp-skinned Sunday dinner to weekday lunches and stock, here's how to make one bird go further

10 days ago

Everybody wants the kids menu -- Francesca Giangiulio -- What caviar chicken nuggets and gourmet pizza pockets say about how American adults are coping right now

10 days ago

Pass the Prego and press record, America -- Joy Saha -- Got something to share with the table? Prego wants to capture our mealtime chats on its recording device

9 days ago

6 new ways to use Greek yogurt -- Francesca Giangiulio -- The probiotic-packed ingredient is for more than just slop bowls and smoothies

8 days ago

You should be freezing your garlic -- Joy Saha -- Prepping and storing fresh garlic doesn't have to be a hassle, thanks to these tips from a professional chef

17 days ago

I understand my mother's tough love now -- Randall Horton -- "You and your mother are just alike," my father would tell me

15 days ago

It's my mom's fault I stole her letters -- Michèle Dawson Haber -- The box of letters was where I had left it, untouched. She preferred to close things up and never think about them

15 days ago

Becoming a mother at 50 -- Amy Speace -- I had big dreams and plans that didn't include being a mother. Then something inside me shifted

15 days ago

My mother, the debutante Communist -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Her life was like a slowly unfolding, densely plotted thriller whose unfinished story we're all still inside

15 days ago