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Fox News' erratic midterm meltdown - Sophia Tesfaye - Fox News' erratic midterm meltdown - Sophia Tesfaye - As early voting begins, the network lurches from French protests to fixating on Ilhan Omar

9 hours ago

Remember smart political marriages? Melanie McFarland - Remember smart political marriages? Melanie McFarland - Netflix's hit drama recalls eras when presidents and their spouses were intellectual equals

6 hours ago

"The Devils" reignites NC-17 passion -- Coleman Spilde -- As Ken Russell's infamous film closes its first week run, moviegoers look toward a bright future

6 hours ago

Habba's $50M pardon problem -- Heather Digby Parton -- The alleged pay-to-play scheme rocks the Trump administration before the midterms

8 hours ago

The Democrat who won't be kink-shamed -- Dimitrios Aletras Jr. -- On Long Island, Chris Gallant's response to racy leaked images shows the real scandal isn't his

8 hours ago

Eminem's MAGA misstep -- Alex Galbraith -- Morgan Wallen cost Tate McRae some goodwill. Kid Rock may cost Eminem even more

9 hours ago

Vance is America's worst insult comedian -- Amanda Marcotte -- The vice president drops the Christian act, but he still fails at bullying Democrats

12 hours ago

The cost of being unapologetically Black -- Rann Miller -- The Eagles quarterback's health crisis exposed a double standard that goes far beyond the NFL

1 day ago

The real reason MAGA fears Ilhan Omar -- Amanda Marcotte -- Trump is reviving his Obama-era birther conspiracy, this time targeting the Minnesota Democrat

6 days ago

Putin has Trump right where he wants him -- Heather Digby Parton -- The president's outright betrayal of Ukraine shows the U.S. is in a precarious position

2 days ago

GOP attacks Acton with childhood trauma - Amanda Becker - The 19th - Vivek Ramaswamy and allies mock the Democrat's therapy and air ad featuring her estranged mother to close campaign

8 hours ago

Bari Weiss' MAGA CBS pivot is failing -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Ratings and journalistic credibility are suffering amid reports of editorial meddling

1 day ago

California preps for El Niño chaos -- Troy Farah -- FEMA officials have said states better have the cash to prepare for emergencies

13 hours ago

Melania Trump turns her back on women -- Emma Cieslik -- Melania Trump turns her back on women -- Emma Cieslik -- The first lady co-signed the president's order, a serious setback for women's health

6 hours ago

Musk's midterm meddling is desperate -- Troy Farah -- Can the world's richest man save the GOP and himself?

2 days ago

El-Sayed's fighting style terrifies MAGA -- Amanda Marcotte -- Republicans don't know how to handle this Michigan Democrat

2 days ago

Angie Nixon has been waiting for this - Errin Haines - The 19th - The Florida Democrat is putting her history as an organizer and lawmaker toward challenging notions of electability

6 hours ago

The joy of going to a concert alone -- Caryn Rose -- The joy of going to a concert alone -- Caryn Rose -- Live music is better on your own terms. You don't need anyone else to enjoy a show

9 hours ago

A warm, sumptuous tale of two Coppolas -- Coleman Spilde -- As "Marie Antoinette" turns 20, Eleanor and Sofia Coppola's documentary reveals new resonance

1 day ago

The lost art of Black cultural debate -- Candice Frederick -- A documentary on Harlem Renaissance luminaries offers a powerful reminder of the value of thoughtful disagreement

2 days ago

Maybe Pamela Voorhees has a point -- Melanie McFarland -- The "Friday the 13th" prequel is just a tale of a furious woman fulfilling her fantasies ... and ours

3 days ago

Raising boys to speak up after Cornell -- Nicole Karlis -- Parents and therapists say the consent talk is only the start of raising accountable boys

4 days ago

"You Can See Everything" is a tragedy -- Coleman Spilde -- Nathan Fielder's remarkable documentary contextualizes fact with fiction to reach sad, vital truths

4 days ago

Why did we give Elon Musk so much power? -- Melanie McFarland -- The filmmaker tells Salon his documentary reveals as much about us as the world's richest man

5 days ago

Busfield's charges dismissed, sort of -- CK Smith -- A New Mexico judge faults prosecutors' grand jury conduct but leaves open the possibility of new charges

5 days ago

Trump gets richer while gas prices soar -- Troy Farah -- The Iran war and energy crisis aren't problems for the president. They're a business model

11 days ago

We have no business running a school - Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen, Jennifer Berry Hawes, Milo Strain, Carli Brosseau - ProPublica - Our reporting has shown how easily people have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and more

18 days ago

The controversy of Tim Tebow & LifeSurge -- CK Smith -- Christian star is taking heat over Life Surge, but dozens of celebs lent credibility to questionable financial org

25 days ago

Fast food and the private equity fallout -- Alex Galbraith -- The places Americans once loved for being cheap are a lesson in what buyouts do

27 days ago

Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras - Ayden Runnels - The Texas Tribune - Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras - Ayden Runnels - The Texas Tribune - Fourteen cities and counties have dropped Flock contracts or cut their number of cameras

24 days ago

Man City scandal isn't about soccer -- Andrew O'Hehir -- It's a tangled tale of global corruption and cynicism, and we're all complicit

18 days ago

I don't want another restaurant app -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- In an age of predictive shopping and fake-friendly alerts, a paper punchcard respects your appetite

2 months ago

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

1 month ago

A bipartisan healthcare fix -- Howard Dean, Larry Bucshon -- Holding insurers accountable could be a point of agreement in a divided Washington

13 days ago

Leave the Greenland sharks alone -- Troy Farah -- A bounty on 1,000 fish hearts is as barbaric as it sounds

13 days ago

Christa Pike needed competent doctors -- Austin Sarat -- Lethal injection is a cruel procedure. If it's going to be done, doctors should be allowed to administer it

18 days ago

Don't buy the AI miracle pitch -- Troy Farah -- Trump and Silicon Valley are selling the idea that AI will save us. It's a dangerous bet

22 days ago

Suing Ken Paxton over abortion access - Shefali Luthra - The 19th - The case argues that Texas' near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions

1 month ago

Russian plague catches Trump's eye - Troy Farah - Russian plague catches Trump's eye - Troy Farah - A 28-year-old lab technician's could be a highly fatal disease but a cause of death has yet to be released

12 days ago

The cost of scheduling conversations -- Nicole Karlis -- What's lost when spontaneous communication declines?

22 days ago

Are we in the AI end times? -- Troy Farah -- Anxiety over the dangers of artificial "intelligence" says more about human nature than about the machines

1 month ago

You should throw a soup party -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- You should throw a soup party -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Three pots, an unreasonable number of toppings and one very good excuse to gather

1 day ago

Food safety's partisan trust gap -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Ahead of the midterms, voters in both parties fear recalls but split 40 points on oversight

3 days ago

I miss the restaurant pager -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- It buzzed, it blinked, it did one job. Then restaurants made waiting for a table another task for our phones

4 days ago

Why the GOP needs a 'secret vegan' -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Trump and Paxton have turned a false claim about his diet into a masculinity test. Why does eating meat matter?

8 days ago

Your soup needs a little drama -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Puff pastry dots, herby sauce and the crunchy little extras that make all the difference

9 days ago

The real stakes of the AI drive-thru -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- As McDonald's automates and Chick-fil-A sticks with people, hospitality is up for grabs

10 days ago

Trump may kill free chips and salsa -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Tariffs on tomatoes could turn one of dining's smallest gestures of hospitality into a line item

15 days ago

Your soup needs a little vinegar -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Before reaching for salt, add acid

17 days ago

My affair with witchcraft -- Sarah Herrington -- Reeling from two break-ups — romantic and spiritual — I went to a local witch's Halloween healing event

21 days ago

"Where will you spend eternity?" -- S.J. Stover -- An evangelical theater experience like "Sleep No More" meets Dante's "Inferno," as interpreted by Franklin Graham

21 days ago

I smell dead people -- Kelly McClure -- You may believe that ghosts don't exist because you've never seen one, but eyes aren't the only indicators

21 days ago

What owning a cemetery taught me -- Sarah Gundle -- Despite being featured on Zillow Gone Wild, the house — a renovated church — sat on the market for nearly a year

21 days ago