Why Trump’s plan to “clean out” Gaza actually matters
It’s a safe bet that much of what President Donald Trump described in two press availabilities at the White House...
“He was sooooo fresh”: Ye praises Hitler in series of antisemitic social media posts
Ye has apparently reached the "going door-to-door trying to shock people" stage of his career. The rapper formerly known as...
Judge Clips ‘Squishy’ DOJ Lawyer For Refusal To Guarantee FBI Agents’ Privacy
U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb snapped at an attorney for President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) who could...
The mad scramble to save critical climate data from Trump’s war on DEI
Donald Trump speaks at a White House press conference on January 30. Hu Yousong/Xinhua/ZUMA Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for...
“What second chances mean”: Ke Huy Quan’s career love story as a sidekick no more
"Hey Dr. Jones, no time for love!" That line, uttered by irrepressible sidekick Short Round in 1984's "Indiana Jones at...
In “Severance,” everything means something—and the meticulous detail has revived the TV fan theory
Reddit is not a place I typically like to be, and lately, I’ve landed on a couple of important reasons...
Kanye West’s antisemitic spiral, explained
Editor’s note, February 7, 2025, 12:30 pm: On February 7, Kanye referred to himself openly as a Nazi in a...
“Apple Cider Vinegar” is bitter medicine that explains why so many of us fall for pretty frauds
We may never hit peak true crime, but when we struggle to tell one TV series’ fraudster apart from another,...
Trump FCC threatens radio station for reporting on ICE raid, expanding assault on press freedom
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating a San Francisco news outlet over its coverage of an ICE raid in San...
The right’s flirtation with degrowth, explained
Over the last few years, I’ve written a lot about degrowth ideology, the view that the only way to save...
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