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The summer of the snackle box

Influencers have us all eating like toddlers now

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Joy Saha

Chuck E. Cheese and the millennial midlife crisis

Animatronic bands. Nostalgia. Mortal Kombat. The pizza rat is back — and this time, it’s personal

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Ashlie D. Stevens

Mamdani eats rice. MAGA melts down

A viral clip of Mamdani eating biryani by hand set off a culture war on the American right

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Ashlie D. Stevens

Even insiders are questioning Trump’s health

The world is aflame. Can he handle it?

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Brian Karem

Trump’s “resilient” economy hides cracks in job market

The U.S. added 147,000 jobs and unemployment fell to 4.1%

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Blaise Malley

“Reservoir Dogs” star Michael Madsen dead at 67

Known for his gritty voice and intense presence, Tarantino favorite Michael Madsen leaves a legacy of iconic roles.

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Ck Smith

“I’ll take my time”: Jeffries’ 9-hour rebuke breaks record

Hakeem Jeffries broke the previous House speech record in an attempt to delay the final vote on Trump's bill

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Garrett Owen

“A national disgrace”: Republicans blast Pentagon’s “unacceptable” Ukrainian weapons freeze

GOP legislators were up in arms over a lack of munitions in Ukraine

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Garrett Owen

25 years later, “Office Space” explains the Gen X worker’s deflated spirit

Mike Judge’s cult classic still embodies the pain of being overworked and the joy of quitting with flair

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Melanie Mcfarland

“Hunger is not just a statistic”: Rachael Ray takes on Congress

The Trump administration is expected to cut the SNAP by roughly 20%

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Joy Saha

“Kpop Demon Hunters”: Jinu’s seriously derpy tiger origin story

"It was genius," says story artist Radford Sechrist who helped design the cat

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Hanh Nguyen

“This ain’t justice”: Kohberger pleads guilty to 2022 murders of 4 Idaho college students

Kohberger entered a plea deal for the murders of four Idaho students and faces four consecutive life sentences

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Cheyenne Mcneill

Sean “Diddy” Combs convicted on prostitution charges — not guilty of sex trafficking, racketeering

Combs faces a maximum sentence of 20 years after the split jury verdict [UPDATED]

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Garrett Owen

“All-out betrayal”: Trump halts nearly $7 billion in federal funding for schools

The loss of funds would gut summer and after-school programs

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Cheyenne Mcneill

“I’m coming home, baby!”: Diddy celebrates, prays in courtroom following verdict

The music mogul was elated to avoid a potential life sentence [UPDATED]

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Alex Galbraith

From “Rumours” to “Appetite for Destruction”: Inside the Record Plant’s legacy

"Buzz Me In" chronicles the glory and chaos of one of the most iconic recording studios in music history

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Kenneth Womack

“I mean, people die”: Homan waves off death of 75-year-old in ICE custody

The border czar couldn't be bothered to show sympathy over the death of an elderly man in ICE custody

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Alex Galbraith

“The Bear”: An appreciation of Claire’s glorious unibrow

It's two-and-a-half eyebrows summer, ladies. Get with it

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Kelly Mcclure

Everyone in America is a Marnie now

From "Girls" to "M3GAN," Allison Williams' roles have chronicled our culture's growing self-obsession

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Coleman Spilde

“We’re going to look at everything”: Trump threatens to arrest Mamdani if he becomes NYC mayor

Trump escalated his threats against Mamdani when asked about the mayoral candidate's stance on cooperating with ICE

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Cheyenne Mcneill

“Worked very hard to bring peace”: Trump says Israel has agreed to Gaza ceasefire conditions

The president announced the early stages of a Gaza ceasefire on Truth Social

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Alex Galbraith

Not Trump’s baby: The “big, beautiful” bill’s father is really Grover Norquist

Republicans are close to seeing their long-held fantasies realized

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Heather Digby Parton

“Massive scheme to steal from working folks”: Senate passes Trump bill that will gut SNAP, Medicaid

With three Senate Republicans voting against the bill, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote

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Cheyenne Mcneill

“Cops in the form of alligators”: Trump visits Florida’s “Alcatraz” in the Everglades

The detention center is designed to fast track the detainment and deportation of undocumented immigrants

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Cheyenne Mcneill

Republicans and climate change

They know better but they’d rather fight than switch

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William Debuys

“I just want to go home”: Fetterman complains that budget vote is wrecking his vacation plans

If passed, the GOP’s enormous spending bill would cut funding to healthcare and food assistance programs

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Cheyenne Mcneill

“PORKY PIG PARTY!!”: Musk continues criticism of big, beautiful bill, floats new US political party

Elon Musk criticized the GOP’s spending bill again, citing his opposition to the $3 trillion debt ceiling increase

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Cheyenne Mcneill

“Nobody leaves New York”: The wealthy remain in NYC despite Mamdani “freak out”

The wealthy threatened to leave NYC. But is that really going to happen?

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Garrett Owen

Public health expert: Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will cause misery and death

51,000 deaths per year is just the starting point

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Chauncey Devega

“Who’s to say anybody’s vote is safe?”: Trump DOJ targets North Carolina’s voter rolls

Some fear the state election board, under DOJ pressure, will disenfranchise thousands of voters

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

“Singling out the feds”: Trump admin accuses LA of “discriminating” against ICE agents in lawsuit

The lawsuit filed on Monday accuses Los Angeles of "discriminating against the federal government"

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Alex Galbraith

Brad Pitt’s hollow race to redemption

In his vanity project, "F1: The Movie," Pitt's cool demeanor comes off as a smug attempt to erase the past

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Coleman Spilde

“Existential risk”: Trump’s bill could raise energy costs, lose 900K US jobs

A new analysis claims that Trump's spending bill could gut renewable energy production in the U.S.

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Garrett Owen

Natasha Lyonne’s big AI problem

Lyonne announcing her feature directorial debut was cause for celebration, until she started defending it

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Coleman Spilde

“Not getting any money”: Trump says he’ll pull NYC’s federal funding if Mamdani wins mayorship

Trump threatened the city's federal funding on the same day that Mamdani said billionaires should not exist

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Alex Galbraith

“We know we’re on the right side of history”: Kneecap play Glastonbury despite BBC blackout

You'd never hear this much chatter about the Rubberbandits

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Alex Galbraith

Zohran and democracy: Three days that shook the world

Is Zohran Mamdani good for the Democrats? It's the wrong question — he's good for the world

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Andrew Ohehir

“Keeping you obsessed”: Netflix’s demons vs. hunters movie captures the mystical allure of K-pop

"He's incredibly hot": "Kpop Demon Hunters" filmmakers on Korean folklore, sexy demons, fandoms and hit songs

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Hanh Nguyen

“I didn’t feel it at all:” Pain from pap smears is often ignored. New methods help patients avoid it

Unrecognized pain conditions have long made pap smears excruciating for some — that’s slowly changing

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Zoe Cunniffe