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The Emmy crimes of Mariska Hargitay - Melanie McFarland - The Emmy crimes of Mariska Hargitay - Melanie McFarland - In award shows, making a notoriously boring telecast worse is considered especially heinous

5 hours ago

Hide your vegetables. You're an adult - Ashlie D. Stevens - Hide your vegetables. You're an adult - Ashlie D. Stevens - Put cheese on the broccoli. Hide zucchini in brownies. You're still eating the vegetables — and that counts

3 hours ago

Trump's made man fails to get indictment -- Heather Digby Parton -- Joseph diGenova's abrupt resignation shows there is no "grand conspiracy"

3 hours ago

Why Disney let Ted Cruz hijack "GameDay" -- Sophia Tesfaye -- ESPN sacrificed its signature show to save Disney's broadcast empire

5 hours ago

Trump's Irish golf weekend causes uproar -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Irish unification would be "fantastic," Trump says. Nobody asked, and nobody's thrilled

5 hours ago

Some sequels are destined to disappoint -- Coleman Spilde -- "Practical Magic 2" bet on a devotion that was really just a love of autumn and soft lighting

8 hours ago

Trump's own energy crisis traps him -- Troy Farah -- The president vowed $2 gas prices. Instead, he's created a problem of his own making

8 hours ago

US allies break ranks on Israel -- Andrew O'Hehir -- For 25 years, the US "war on terror" has driven global policy on the Middle East. Now the world is moving on

1 day ago

Why Erika Kirk failed as Turning Point USA's leader -- Why Erika Kirk failed as TPUSA's leader -- Amanda Marcotte -- One year after Charlie Kirk's death, the organization is a joke — even on the right

7 days ago

Donald Trump's emotional support convention -- Trump's emotional support convention -- Amanda Marcotte -- The RNC embarrasses itself with a shindig no one else wanted

4 days ago

The tradwife brand may finally be crumbling -- The tradwife brand is crumbling -- Melanie McFarland -- Mormon Wives fatigue and Nara Smith's distancing spell trouble for lifestyle influencers

1 day ago

SCOTUS blocks Trump's mail voting attack -- Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat -- - Votebeat -- The Supreme Court ruling marked the culmination of a frenzied, monthslong legal battle

3 hours ago

America's wet hot socialist summer -- Michael Tedder -- Fox News and Republicans are struggling to contain their desire when it comes to the progressive left

2 days ago

Anti‑bribery laws and Trump's promise -- Austin Sarat -- - The Conversation -- Trump's offer seems to run afoul of federal laws, which make it a crime to pay for votes

3 hours ago

Trump dismisses AI concerns as "hoax" -- Troy Farah -- A meeting with AI executives at the White House is reportedly in the works, according to Speaker Mike Johnson

20 hours ago

Putin ally bankrolled Don Jr. wedding -- Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski -- - ProPublica -- Putin ally bankrolled Don Jr. wedding -- Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski -- - ProPublica -- He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but attended intimate wedding with a group of other Russian guests

3 hours ago

Pete Hegseth's polygraph theater -- Jesselyn Radack -- The defense secretary is weaponizing lie detectors against military and civilian officials

1 day ago

The security state we never turned off -- Heather Digby Parton -- Built as a response to 9/11, America's security apparatus has become a rabid beast

2 days ago

Trump supports Irish reunification -- CK Smith -- "It may as well happen now," the president said of a dispute that fueled decades of deadly conflict

2 days ago

Jasmine Crockett praises Chris Brown - Shefali Luthra - The 19th - We're breaking down why people online are mad at the Texas Democrat

3 hours ago

I can't quit the NFL -- Dimitrios Aletras Jr. -- Football is hypermasculine and often unwelcoming, but I keep coming back anyway

4 days ago

Your instant mood fix soundtrack -- Melanie McFarland -- Let's harmonize on the wondrous power of the "non-lexical vocable"

1 day ago

Snobbery is making a comeback — finally -- Coleman Spilde -- Two corporate giants are pushing back on slop. Viewers should too

3 days ago

Why Gen Z is over Burning Man -- Nicole Karlis -- Burning Man's attendance data shows that fewer younger people are attending. Gen Z tells us why

4 days ago

The "Ted Lasso" problem Ted can't see -- Melanie McFarland -- Although the feel-good show is regaining its stride, there's one yellow card still flashing in the wings

4 days ago

More FCC "nonsense" for Jimmy Kimmel -- Melanie McFarland -- The "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" host announced his Thursday chat with James Talarico will only be found on YouTube

4 days ago

August was brutal for consumers: report -- Troy Farah -- Two new reports paint a stark picture of the U.S. economy, with no relief in sight

3 days ago

Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring - Jay L. Zagorsky - The Conversation - Here's what to know about this growing trend

17 days ago

Being fired for resisting tech saved me -- Susan Shapiro -- Pushed out of academia by new requirements, I beat the system and helped my students

22 days ago

MAGA's burrito meltdown -- Sophia Tesfaye -- A $20 meal became a right-wing media feud, exposing a party's broken promises

1 month ago

Kid's school supplies costing more -- Chabeli Carrazana -- - The 19th -- Kid's school supplies costing more -- Chabeli Carrazana -- - The 19th -- From lunchboxes to No. 2 pencils, the prices are skyrocketing. Here's how much

3 days ago

Bring back the corporate death penalty -- Troy Farah -- We have a mechanism to punish corporations that harm us. We should use it

27 days ago

Could Trump end up on your money? Jacques Hymans - The Conversation - Putting living politicians on currency is uncommon but not unheard of

3 days ago

The U.S. economy is a giant betting app -- Troy Farah -- Senators oppose gambling on wildfire outcomes, but the financial sector rewards amoral wagers

1 month ago

Measles death undercuts RFK Jr.'s doubts -- CK Smith -- Kennedy now acknowledges a Pennsylvania infant died from the virus, but the death still isn't reflected in CDC data

9 days ago

New guidance on fall vaccines -- Troy Farah -- Independent medical groups are filling the void left by Trump's health agenda

12 days ago

The gospel of science denial -- Heather Digby Parton -- Donald Trump and RFK Jr.'s anti-vax agenda has deep roots in fundamentalist faith and Big Business

1 month ago

AI's abortion misinformation problem -- Nicole Karlis -- Reproductive rights advocates are pushing back as AI chatbots misdirect abortion seekers

27 days ago

US life expectancy isn't what it seems -- Nicole Karlis -- Americans will pay to live longer, but experts say wealth doesn't guarantee a longer life in America

1 month ago

Fauci is an easy scapegoat - Troy Farah - Fauci is an easy scapegoat - Troy Farah - The Trump admin can deflect from their public health failures — including Ebola and the cyclospora outbreak

8 days ago

Texas GOP cornered by Big Bend backlash - Alejandro Serrano, Gabby Birenbaum - The Texas Tribune - Most of the state's GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region

22 days ago

Our caregiving industry is dying - Julia S. Beck - Leaked plans to declare migrants dead and a SCOTUS ruling are hollowing out elder care

8 days ago

These mushrooms save Monday night dinner -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- These mushrooms save Monday night dinner -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A back-pocket mushroom formula for rice, toast, noodles and whatever the first weeknight can handle

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RFK Jr. got outdone by Taco Bell -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Sen. Warren is using Taco Bell's outbreak response to ask why federal agencies couldn't communicate as clearly

2 days ago

Costco chicken bake, meet the galette -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Rotisserie chicken, a Caesar-ish dressing and store-bought pie crust turn a food-court favorite into an easy dinner

7 days ago

How soybeans took over the American diet - Edward D. Melillo - The Conversation - Most people don't think of themselves as soybean consumers, but it's in much of our food supply

1 day ago

The global appeal of the pastry dog -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- From Sister Schubert's sausage rolls to $28 pigs in a blanket, we can't stop reinventing dogs wrapped in dough

7 days ago

Stuffing deserves to be dinner -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Stale bread, sausage, vegetables and stock make an easy, cozy dinner — especially with a fried egg on top

8 days ago

Trump's mystery meat problem -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Cheap mystery beef, wild mustangs and the strange consequences of an opaque food system

19 days ago

How to spend a perfect day in Milwaukee -- Chaya Milchtein -- A Milwaukee native shares the restaurants, festivals and easy Wisconsin escapes that made her fall for home again

6 days ago

Why does "Jeopardy!" still haunt me? -- Steve Moulds -- The day I became a "Jeopardy!" champ was perfect. It wasn't until I got home that I started having trouble sleeping

21 days ago

All of a sudden, I'm an empty nester -- Robin Reiser -- I just dropped my daughter off for her first year of college. Finally, it hit me: This was her gig, not mine

21 days ago

Will AI be the death of the writer? -- Randall Horton -- I thought long and hard before writing this essay. I never want to sound like a relic screaming about good old days

21 days ago

I can't savor every moment as a parent -- Kristine Langley Mahler -- I fear my children will not remember me as a parent who prioritized play over work

21 days ago