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Your magical burnout cure is in this Miyazaki film

"Kiki's Delivery Service" is a family movie that holds practical magic for adulthood

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Melanie McFarland

The art of the beach sandwich

Unlike the airport sandwich, a great beach sandwich doesn’t merely survive the wait — it gets better as it sits

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Ashlie D. Stevens

Madison police killing shows accountability can’t stop at ICE

Corey Ruiz's death in Wisconsin shows that local police need scrutiny too

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Insha Rahman

The performing arts can help solve America’s empathy crisis

We’re losing our connection with one another. Performing arts education can help us get it back

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Stephen Brown-Fried

Judges call out Trump DOJ for “unlawful,” “unethical” and “unseemly” conduct

Federal judges have criticized the administration's prosecutors in hundreds of cases since Trump took office

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J. David McSwane

Kaitlan Collins and CNN are complicit in the Trump circus

The press didn't just cover Trump's White House Correspondents' Dinner meltdown — it enabled it

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Sophia Tesfaye

How Patti Smith helped Lenny Kaye find his solo voice

After decades as one of rock's most influential collaborators, Kaye has finally released his first true solo album

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Caryn Rose

JD Vance will never be the GOP Obama

He can copy Obama's biography, but the vice president will never have the charisma

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Amanda Marcotte

Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new poll of Texas’ U.S. Senate race

The poll found the Austin Democrat with a surprising edge

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Gabby Birenbaum

Punk pioneer Lenny Kaye reflects back on “the original sin of rock ‘n’ roll”

Salon talks to Patti Smith's original guitarist about the reissue of his New York punk pioneering compilation

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Stephen Deusner

It’s always rice and eggs

With crisp feta, bacon, avocado and a runny yolk, it’s the meal I return to again and again

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Ashlie D. Stevens

The colonial reckoning “The English Patient” adaptation couldn’t capture

"But Have You Read the Book?" revisits the adaptation of Ondaatje's novel, which favored romance over history

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Kristen Lopez

Trump’s great private school handout

A provision now taking effect under the Big Beautiful Bill sends students to private schools at public expense

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Glenn Sacks

Trump and Musk both want to control America’s history

The frenemies' strange obsession with historical "accuracy" has disturbing connections to big AI

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Sonja Drimmer

Ken Paxton has long crusaded against voter fraud. His Senate rival now accuses him of committing it.

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the attorney general may have broken state law

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Zach Despart

Anthony Minghella, 1954-2008

Oscar-winning director of "English Patient" and other high-class literary adaptations dies suddenly in London.

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Andrew O'Hehir

A former FBI target has the playbook to fight Rubio’s enemies list

The FBI's targeting of civil rights activist Lillian Smith provides lessons for solidarity and resistance

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Keri Leigh Merritt

Kamala Harris’ biggest opponent in 2028? Herself

As she lays the groundwork for a campaign, Harris again risks a trap of her own making

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Jason Kyle Howard

Meet Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ queer descendants

Five generations later, the founding father's legacy continues to grow more complicated and colorful

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Nicholas Boston

Barns, go-karts and strip malls: The wild west of private schools that collect taxpayer dollars

State legislatures are steering money to private schools with far-reaching consequences

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Jennifer Smith Richards

The small-screen seduction of the middle-aged woman

Midlife can be as blissful as "The Five-Star Weekend" or as cathartic as "Ride or Die"

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Melanie McFarland

DNC chair Ken Martin is under fire and melting down

The embattled Democratic National Committee leader is undermining the party’s midterm — and 2028 — prospects

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Jason Kyle Howard

Sally Hemings’ slave quarters discovered at Monticello

Thomas Jefferson's most famous slave is believed by many to have given birth to six of his children

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Matthew Rozsa

Court rebuffs Trump EO on mail voting rules

Court continues blocking key portions of Trump's executive order, siding with states' rights and the Constitution

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Ck Smith

How Māori food tells New Zealand’s story

From smoky hāngī to tangy rēwena bread, Māori cooking turns land, memory and tradition into a feast

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Katie Lockhart

“People are sick of Rahm Emanuel”: Sanders says progressive wins make Dem establishment “nervous”

The senator said establishment Dems are pushing a losing message ahead of the midterms

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Alex Galbraith

Berlin Pride attack leaves 1 dead, dozens injured

Police searching for suspect after a van drove into crowds at Germany's largest LGBTQ Pride event

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Ck Smith

Trump’s foreign policy enters its decadent, desperate end stage

He restarted a war no one wanted and signed a nuclear deal no one read. What's next?

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Andrew O'Hehir

Pete Hegseth’s Iran war math doesn’t add up

The defense secretary pegged the war's cost at $37 billion. The real total is far higher

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Heather Digby Parton

Even in conservative North Dakota, some socialist institutions thrive

North Dakota has a long history of policies and institutions that could be considered socialist

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Jeffrey Anvari-Clark

Now arriving at Trump Station?

A recent push from the administration to rename NYC's iconic Penn Station after Trump is ruffling some feathers

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Ck Smith

Court: AG Paxton didn’t prove abortion claims

A Texas appeals court said the attorney general relied on insufficient evidence to win a clinic shutdown order

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Ck Smith

“President Curtis” is a “Rick and Morty” spinoff to believe in

Keith David's man of action won't make America great again, but he just might save it from itself

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Melanie McFarland

Yes, you can cook your lettuce — and it’s delicious

Wary of eating cold salads right now? Try a warm lettuce dish instead

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Joy Saha

Trump at WHCD: “The show must go on” — then “ripping” into the press

Three months after the shooting, Trump's solemn opening gave way to expected attacks on the media, political rivals

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Ck Smith

How Holden Caulfield became a performative male

Gen Z has context about "The Catcher in the Rye" that earlier generations lacked — but even less empathy

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Andi Zeisler

Andrew Tate’s arrest causes trouble for Trump’s youngest son

The manosphere influencer has lost the president's support — but he could pose a threat to Barron

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Sophia Tesfaye

Big cannabis has cozied up to the GOP

The hemp, marijuana and alcohol industries are all vying for the president’s attention

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Russell Payne

Lestat’s debut album is no mere TV soundtrack

Daniel Hart and Sam Reid turn a fictional band into a compelling musical achievement

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Kelly McClure

“The Man Will Burn” accidentally shows why people despise Burning Man

Instead of clearing up misconceptions about the annual desert bacchanalia, HBO's docuseries confirms them

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Melanie McFarland

“Remake” will shift your perspective on grief

In his magnificent documentary, Ross McElwee evaluates the role of his films in the life and death of his son

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Coleman Spilde

“A Woman of Substance” is a fiercely old-fashioned revenge saga

This soapy Britbox drama trades worshipping high society for good old payback

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Melanie McFarland

Donald Trump has stopped caring about the midterms

But the Democrats — and the rest of us — still hope to make them count

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Brian Karem

Trump is still soaking up GOP campaign cash. What will he do with it?

The president's $400 million war chest looms over the GOP’s midterm efforts

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Russell Payne

Millionaires could dominate Texas’ crop of new Congress members

A Texas Tribune analysis found Texas' incoming U.S. House delegation stands to get wealthier

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Gabby Birenbaum

Netflix is turning your brain to mush

In reports to shareholders, Ted Sarandos disclosed that the shows you're watching may already be modified by AI

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Coleman Spilde

H Mart’s new cookbook begins in the grocery aisle

Written by H Mart president Stacey Kwon, the book pairs 75 Korean recipes with ingredient guides and family stories

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Ashlie D. Stevens

De Niro skewers Trump speech at State of the Swamp

A National Press Club counter-event highlighted fear — and hope — ahead of the midterms

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Brian Karem

GOP’s Hillary crusade collapses under friendly fire

How Lauren Boebert and Benny Johnson ruined James Comer’s big shot

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Sophia Tesfaye

Abolish ICE? Absolutely — and DHS too

No reform can fix Trump’s corrupt secret police — and the whole bureaucracy of repression should go as well

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Mike Lofgren