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You can stop blaming Lena Dunham now - Andi Zeisler - You can stop blaming Lena Dunham now - Andi Zeisler - Expecting the "Girls" and "Too Much" creator to be the voice of a generation was always our mistake

5 hours ago

Trump's ICE may draw the wrong recruits - Dr. Geoffrey Grammer - Trump's ICE may draw the wrong recruits - Dr. Geoffrey Grammer - In years past, agents were largely motivated by allegiance to the Constitution. Not anymore

7 hours ago

GOP's foreign aid vote will cost lives -- Heather Digby Parton -- Their decision to claw back $9 billion in funding will be catastrophic

5 hours ago

Desperate Trump fires top Epstein expert -- Amanda Marcotte -- The move shows he has no idea how to bring MAGA to heel

7 hours ago

Colbert fired over politics, critics say -- Blaise Malley -- "The Late Show" staff and others believe Colbert was ousted over his repeated criticism of President Donald Trump

3 hours ago

Trump's "desperate move" on Epstein -- Blaise Malley -- Trump called for the release of grand jury transcripts knowing they would reveal little that is new, critics charge

6 hours ago

Trump is causing emotional turbulence -- Chauncey DeVega -- For your safety — and that of your fellow Americans — pay attention to what's happening

9 hours ago

The "big beautiful" spike in poverty -- Tatyana Tandanpolie -- In the coming years, Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" will deprive millions of people of public assistance

12 hours ago

Protesters tell VP: "You don't get to hate us and enjoy us" -- Disneyland protesters to Vance: Go home -- CK Smith -- VP's family trip to Disneyland draws protests as immigration raids continue and a judge blocks ICE tactics in LA

4 days ago

Why Kristi Noem hates FEMA -- Amanda Marcotte -- No, Trump has not given up on the conspiracist mania to kill the popular agency

4 days ago

Trump doesn't realize why MAGA needs the Epstein files -- Trump doesn't get why MAGA needs Epstein -- Amanda Marcotte -- His base needs a story where they're the heroes, not the villains

1 day ago

Trump admin "disappeared" a gay stylist for propaganda. He hasn't been heard from since -- Man "disappeared" by Trump could be dead -- Charles R. Davis -- Asylum-seeker Andry José Hernández Romero hasn't been heard from in 4 months despite never being accused of a crime

13 hours ago

"Cried every night": ICE detains child with leukemia -- ICE detains a child with leukemia -- Russell Payne -- The Trump administration is going after easy targets, including sick children, to meet its deportation quotas

1 day ago

Haunted by Epstein, Trump spirals -- Brian Karem -- His raging gibberish exposes a president under pressure — and a worsening mental state

1 day ago

Alligator Alcatraz in terrible state -- Cheyenne McNeill -- Guards and detainees describe a bleak situation inside the Florida detention center

1 day ago

Pelosi dismisses Epstein controversy -- Cheyenne McNeill -- As MAGA tears itself apart, Pelosi said lawmakers have more important issues to worry about

22 hours ago

RFK Jr. could push vax makers to flee US - Patricia Callahan - ProPublica - Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic

23 hours ago

Like me, Erez Reuveni followed the law -- Jesselyn Radack -- Like me, Erez Reuveni followed the law -- Jesselyn Radack -- Public service does not mean "signing up to lie" for Donald Trump and Pam Bondi

5 hours ago

Fuentes calls MAGA a "scam" -- Cheyenne McNeill -- Like other MAGA supporters, Fuentes isn't taking Trump's caginess around the Epstein case lightly

1 day ago

Trump admin hands Medicaid data to ICE -- Garrett Owen -- The Trump administration gave 79 million personal Medicaid records to ICE

1 day ago

Americans believe Trump is hurting them -- Garrett Owen -- Two new polls found that Americans believe Trump's policies have been detrimental to their lives

1 day ago

I visited the Alien TV set and survived -- Hanh Nguyen -- I visited the Alien TV set and survived -- Hanh Nguyen -- FX's "Alien: Earth" vision of the future embraces Ridley Scott's original movie, Xenomorphs and all

3 hours ago

Ken Burns meets America's latest crisis -- Melanie McFarland -- America's storyteller wants to put the 'us' back in the U.S. PBS is the key to that mission

13 hours ago

Colbert's "Late Show" to end -- Alex Galbraith -- After a decade behind the desk, Stephen Colbert's late-night show will come to a close next May

23 hours ago

Is it "illicit affair" summer? -- Alex Galbraith -- Tech CEOs caught stepping out on kiss cams and rumors of Buckingham Nicks have us wondering: Is infidelity in?

1 day ago

Bates' Emmys nod is telling us something -- Melanie McFarland -- Broadcast ratings hit record lows, but Kathy Bates' role in "Matlock" sends a signal in a sea of streamers

1 day ago

Yes, Stevie Wonder is blind -- Cheyenne McNeill -- Stevie Wonder told the crowd at his UK show last week that he's blind, confirming what we already know

1 day ago

GWAR supports NPR, PBS amid GOP threats -- Garrett Owen -- Public media is made possible through contributions from scumdogs like you

1 day ago

Maybe we don't need TV to make sense -- Coleman Spilde -- "And Just Like That" is so unconcerned with reason, it has circled back toward semi-experimental brilliance

2 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

1 month 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

Welcome to the club. That'll be $200K -- Esther Luz -- Fees can cost six figures, and the waitlists stretch for months. But the exclusivity keeps them humming

3 days ago

The marketing scam we keep falling for -- Daria Solovieva -- In "Little Bosses Everywhere," Bridget Read explores why people are drawn to pyramid schemes

3 days ago

AI v. AI: How bots killed the job market -- Joe Tauke -- AI v. AI: How bots killed the job market -- Joe Tauke -- AI isn't coming for your current job. It's coming for your next one — and has already wrecked it

3 days ago

Nana bailed me out and I'm still ashamed -- Bob Brody -- Years later, I realize that being spared the disgrace of bankruptcy was a blessing and a curse

3 days ago

Buy now, pay later a sign of the times -- Quinn Sental -- We're still taking out microloans for everything from Coachella to basic necessities

3 days ago

Fast fashion's price hike is good for us -- Leslie Vooris -- Instead of impulse buying on Shein and Temu, I'm rethinking my relationship with clothes

3 days ago

Vaccines: More important than you think -- Carlyn Zwarenstein -- Vaccines do much more than prevent specific diseases — their side benefits save children's lives around the world

5 days ago

The acid trip too weird for the Huxleys -- James Penner, Ed Prideaux -- How Britain's most famous intellectual family hit the rocks one intense acid-drenched night in Connecticut

3 days ago

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

5 days ago

The psychology of the "wallet test" -- Allison Carmen -- Is the world a friendly place? The answer might determine the future of America's essential social programs

3 days ago

Altruism is a great survival strategy -- Nicole Karlis -- Primate and neuroscience studies tell us a lot about how evolution rewards kindness and cooperation

3 days ago

The world's most charismatic mushroom - Niko Vorobyov - The world's most charismatic mushroom - Niko Vorobyov - This poisonous, psychedelic fungi is the latest wellness kick — and may have even inspired many major religions

3 days ago

Creatures of the night, unite -- Carlyn Zwarenstein -- Dark sky proponents mull the rights of nature to battle light pollution. Here's how it would work

3 days ago

What's it like to be a baby? -- Elizabeth Hlavinka -- Baby MRIs are changing how we think about the developing brain and could reveal why we don't remember being babies

3 days ago

Starbucks sells out its secret menu -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Starbucks sells out its secret menu -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Once DIY fan creations, the chain's "secret menu" drinks now come with cutesy names — and a corporate strategy

7 hours ago

A chef's secret, already in your freezer -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- You're not using your ice cube tray wrong — but you could be using it brilliantly

3 days ago

I drank like Hemingway in Hong Kong -- Howie Southworth -- Dim sum, snake wine and strong drinks on Hemingway's Hong Kong trail

5 days ago

Dessert-first dining is here -- Katie Lockhart -- From Bali to Brooklyn, dessert-only menus are turning sweet treats into full dining experiences

5 days ago

RFK Jr.'s "real food" hypocrisy -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A pillar of MAHA is whole foods — but only if you can afford it

8 days ago

The pie I wait all year for -- Bibi Hutchings -- Made with tree-ripened peaches and topped with billowy meringue, this pie is pure summer on a plate

8 days ago

The heat is on (but the stove is off) -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Hot days call for cool meals. Here's my guide to surviving summer with no cooking required

9 days ago

American cheese has always been enough -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- It doesn't need to be fancy or aged to be perfect. Sometimes, the simplest melt is the one that satisfies most

11 days ago

Invasion of the MAGA body snatchers -- Mike Lofgren -- What can we do when intelligent, well-meaning people we've known for years start to "do their own research"?

3 days ago

A secret sister, lost and found -- Mary Elizabeth Williams -- An offhand remark from a relative unlocked a lifelong family secret, and a quest to find her

3 days ago

Wait—are all moms "middle-aged" now? -- Christine Ma-Kellams -- This was news to me. I had no idea I had written a book about a woman who would be considered halfway to the grave

3 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

3 days ago