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“Mixed emotions”: US Olympians wrestle with patriotism
Several U.S. Winter Olympians have openly admitted feeling conflicted about representing the country amid ongoing domestic unrest, highlighting the tension...
“Shrinking” is a therapeutic retreat from an ugly world
Recently, I spent too much time trying to figure out if it ever rains on “Shrinking.” The answer is yes,...
“Fargo” at 30: How “Minnesota nice” endures amid violence and unrest
In the 30 years since its initial theatrical release, Joel and Ethan Coen’s comedic thriller, “Fargo,” has become so synonymous...
Drive racists out of public life forever, and other lessons from Black history
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The Olympics went big for their Opening Ceremony — literally
One of the more delightful visual moments from the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony wasn’t an athlete at all —...
Savannah Guthrie steps back from Olympics coverage amid search for her mother
One of the most unexpected storylines surrounding this year’s Olympic Opening Ceremony has little to do with athletics and everything...
The Olympics are pricing out their own audience
With the 2026 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony set to begin in Milano and Cortina, Italy, tickets were still available within...
Minnesota’s red-hat resistance isn’t Pussy Hats 2.0
I love a social media moment that involves a screenshot of some unhinged or overblown statement and the sentence “You...
“A Mighty Wind” is Catherine O’Hara’s emotional tightrope act
What happens when someone’s life’s work suddenly becomes their legacy? That’s the question Christopher Guest ponders in “A Mighty Wind,”...
Catherine O’Hara knew that motherhood can be a slapstick comedy
Motherhood’s long association with martyrdom is a real turn-off. Few understood that better than Catherine O’Hara, who played one of...
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