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The lost joy of the Food Network chef as teacher
As I encounter more middle-aged people who are only recently coming around to the concept of cooking as a crucial,...
Vanity meets violence in “The Beauty”
The most poignant moment in the first episode of Ryan Murphy’s new FX show, “The Beauty,” comes after Jeremy (Jaquel...
Celebrating Black military service is not “DEI shit.” It’s essential to America’s defense.
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Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” revives the sound of protest
You had to know it was coming. Ten days ago, as he closed out the annual Light of Day festivities...
Everyone wants to be a Traitor until it’s time to betray themselves
The moment Alan Cumming taps Rob Rausch to join his secret circle of murderers in the fourth season premiere of...
The punk rock movie that taught a generation of girls not to put out
In the early 1980s, I was a college student, visiting my parents for the weekend, staying up late and taking...
“I aspire to earn your forgiveness”: Ye apologizes for antisemitism, blames actions on brain injury
Ye has spent the past several years diving deeper and deeper into far-right conspiracies and bigotry. The rapper formerly known...
Trump’s latest visa “pause” targets 75 countries he thinks are lazy
Eugenicist ideas were "really the start of American immigration law," says University of Iowa professor emeritus Douglas Baynton.Mother Jones illustration;...
Leopard print has never been just for cougars
Sometime last year, I noticed that animal prints seemed to be following me around online. Nothing aggressive, but there was...
Saturday Night Live”: Trump throws self awards show to distract from ICE’s “freaks and psychos
“Saturday Night Live” had to put a button on a truly awful week in their cold open. Even their own...
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