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

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How soybeans took over the American diet - Edward D. Melillo - The Conversation - 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

58 minutes ago

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

58 minutes 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

58 minutes 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

58 minutes ago

Ectopic pregnancy deaths nearly doubled - Andrea Suozzo, Agnel Philip - ProPublica - ProPublica's analysis of CDC data found that almost 200 women died after an ectopic pregnancy from 2020 to 2025

6 hours ago

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

6 hours ago

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

2 days 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

5 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

1 day ago

Trump's weird war against the states -- Heather Digby Parton -- The president wants the federal government to control elections, deport millions and wage wars — but skip the rest

6 days ago

Lying about clean water will backfire -- Troy Farah -- The ruling begs the question: What is even the point of government?

23 hours ago

If AI kills us, don't blame the machine -- Alex Galbraith -- AI companies warn about the risk their models pose. Should it be on them to handle it?

23 hours ago

Trump: Pledge allegiance to vote for me -- CK Smith -- President had supporters raise their hands, promise to vote and "try and cheat like hell" to keep GOP majority

20 hours ago

Trump's bribe: 9/11's dark legacy -- Brian Karem -- Our president's attempts to play emperor now seem normal. It might be the worst result of the 9/11 era

2 days ago

Reflecting Pool culprit wasn't a vandal -- CK Smith -- Reflecting Pool culprit wasn't a vandal -- CK Smith -- Documents reveal "human oversight" and incompatible chemicals behind the rushed Reflecting Pool $114.7m reno mess

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Can America ever move past 9/11? -- Alex Galbraith -- 25 years later, letting go of our permanent fight response may be how America heals

2 days ago

Trump to remake the Smithsonian — again -- CK Smith -- A 30-foot Washington should replace a modern art sculpture that "says nothing about America," the president says

20 hours ago

What Bush got right after 9/11 -- Nihad Awad -- The president offered support of Muslims at a critical time. Republicans have renounced his inclusive message

2 days ago

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

4 hours 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

1 day 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

2 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

2 days ago

Influencers are squeezing out critics -- Kristen Lopez -- The entertainment industry used to suck up to critics. Now it's chasing your favorite content creator

3 days ago

Trump's fascist Space Force dress-up -- Alex Galbraith -- The "Starship Troopers"-inspired designs take cinematic nods to Nazis and make them real

4 days ago

The rock critic who taught me to listen -- Caryn Rose -- Dave Marsh took rock 'n' roll seriously. So should we

4 days ago

The safest Emmys host yet -- Candice Frederick -- The least offensive choice was always going to win this year's Emmys hosting gig

5 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

1 day ago

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

15 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

20 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

26 days ago

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

25 days ago

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

1 day 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

6 days ago

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

10 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

25 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

6 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

20 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

6 days ago

Costco chicken bake, meet the galette -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- 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

3 days 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

5 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

6 days ago

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

17 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

4 days ago

Chefs don't just cook anymore -- Francesca Giangiulio -- As chefs expand into fashion, travel and social media, the boundaries of restaurant culture are shifting with them

12 days ago

A brownie-muffin for zucchini season -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A fudgy zucchini muffin, cold salted butter and the family language of asking, "What can I make you?"

13 days ago

Crocodile dumplings, kangaroo by rail -- Katie Lockhart -- Kangaroo loin, crocodile dumplings and wattleseed ice cream aboard Australia's Ghan train

13 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

19 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

19 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

19 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

19 days ago