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Alex Galbraith

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Trump’s 40-year love affair with “The Phantom of the Opera”

Like Andrew Lloyd Webber's masked outcast, Trump is willing to bring the whole house down

yesterday 10

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The Daily Wire is too mad to make a movie

Ben Shapiro's studio still hasn't learned that owning the libs isn't a plot

wednesday 3

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At 30, “That Thing You Do!” is the perfect fake one-hit wonder

Tom Hanks' directorial debut produced a fake song that was undeniable

04.10.2026 9

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AEW wrestler Pac’s death exposes pro wrestling’s labor problem

Pro wrestling turns the precarity of American gig workers into a glorious spectacle

02.10.2026 8

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We’ll never know the art of Jeff Landry’s Meta, SpaceX deals

The MAGA Louisiana governor has buried his deals with Meta and SpaceX under a mountain of NDAs

01.10.2026 10

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Trump TV’s intentional brainrot

As the polls get worse for Republicans, Trump offers his base a boob-tube safe space

27.09.2026 30

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The private equity backlash could start at the drive-thru

The places Americans once loved for being cheap are a lesson in what buyouts do

25.09.2026 20

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Wanting the best school for your kid doesn’t make you a hypocrite

Nikole Hannah-Jones' controversial essay asks if you can fight for a better world while accepting the one you have

23.09.2026 10

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Vance’s “Frankenstein” AI defense is a blueprint for 2028

The vice president's half-skeptical act is a model for Republicans looking to move beyond Trumpism

20.09.2026 30

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Mike Johnson’s is the GOP’s top scaredy-cat

Facing an impeachment vote on Pete Hegseth, Johnson fled Washington. We should have seen it coming

18.09.2026 30

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Ed Sheeran’s being a coward on Gaza. Can you blame him?

The Macklemore-Kraft saga on his stadium tour shows the thin line artists walk

16.09.2026 20

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If AI kills us, don’t blame the machine

AI companies warn about the risk their models pose. Should it be on them to handle it?

12.09.2026 20

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Can America ever move past 9/11?

25 years later, letting go of our permanent fight response may be how America heals

11.09.2026 20

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Space Force’s new uniforms scream fascist supervillain

The “Starship Troopers”-inspired designs take cinematic nods to Nazis and make them real

09.09.2026 30

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“Idiocracy” is still a worthless artifact 20 years later

The film's smirking, know-it-all pose was tired when it released. It’s useless now

06.09.2026 10

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Zuckerberg says AI is “for everyone.” So why the secrecy?

Meta and other AI giants tout open access, but their biggest deals happen out of public view

04.09.2026 40

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Abdul El-Sayed answered 9/11 question honestly. CBS attacked him

If you're going to ask an American how they feel about Sept. 11, you can't get mad at the correct answer

02.09.2026 20

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What defines millennial television? Just ask Lena Dunham

The internet can't agree on what makes a show millennial. "Girls" provides the key

30.08.2026 30

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Why don’t celebrities go away anymore?

From Donald Trump to Taylor Swift, the same names still run culture and politics

29.08.2026 30

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Dolly Parton blazed a path that modern country stars can’t follow

Parton's outwardly apolitical, quietly radical balancing act can't be repeated in the social media age

27.08.2026 10

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The internet is losing its third places

Does anyone know where to hang out online anymore?

23.08.2026 20

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Columbia House closure sparks nostalgia for a bygone music scam

Americans are fondly remembering the kinder, gentler music club swindles of decades past

21.08.2026 30

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John Roberts is still in the tank for Trump

E. Jean Carroll's win doesn't erase a pattern of court decisions favoring Trump

19.08.2026 20

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“Talladega Nights” predicted America’s Sunbelt shift

Twenty years ago, Will Ferrell's stock car manchild presaged an overheated era of US culture

16.08.2026 30

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Time for James Carville to sit down and shut up

The strategist and other Third Way advocates think they have the answers for Trump. But they got us into this mess

14.08.2026 40

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Bernie Sanders’ AI warnings are being ignored in the Senate

Like Helaena Targaryen from "House of the Dragon," the Vermont senator is sounding an alarm that won't be heard

12.08.2026 20

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Conservatives found their fighter in Sophie Cunningham

The anti-trans movement in sports needed a face. It found one in the WNBA player

09.08.2026 20

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Trump pitches ballroom as “military center” after appeals court halts construction

The president came up with a new designation for his pet project after losing in D.C. court

07.08.2026 20

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“Suspicious”: McConnell hospital discharge revives conspiracy theories

Mitch McConnell is heading home. The internet still wants to hear from him

06.08.2026 20

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Sorry, Boy George. AI can’t even make bad art

The singer should have at least had the decency to make his new agitprop single by hand

06.08.2026 20

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“That’s the best you got?”: El-Sayed brushes off right-wing Islamophobia after Michigan primary win

The Senate candidate encouraged his opponents to get better talking points

05.08.2026 10

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“Last chance before decapitation”: Trump threatens Iran over stalled peace talks

The president raged on Monday after Iranian officials denied any active peace talks with the U.S.

03.08.2026 20

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Gillian Welch’s “Everything Is Free” warned us all along

Her 2001 song on piracy predicted who'd get rich — and who'd be left behind

03.08.2026 20

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“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

26.07.2026 30

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Republicans want a Smithsonian that skips history’s hard parts

A face-off between a Smithsonian official and congressional Republicans revealed the battle over America's meaning

23.07.2026 20

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Musk: I’ll use AI to make “historically accurate” version of “The Odyssey”

The world's richest man wants his high-powered chatbot to make movies in Homeric Greek

22.07.2026 20

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The real reason conservatives hate Nolan’s “Odyssey”

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation centers on emotions they aren’t allowed to feel

21.07.2026 20

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“It never gets any easier”: Nolan was “petrified” over audience reaction to “Odyssey”

The director said he's terrified of audience reaction to his latest blockbuster

19.07.2026 20

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“Miscalculated”: Blue Angels pilot “shaken” by accidental low flyover

MAGA has praised a viral fly-over by the Blue Angels as proof of American might. The pilot says it was an accident

19.07.2026 40

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“Hate to see it happen”: Trump uses troop deaths to defend nuclear Iran narrative

The president used the death of two service members to push his defense of the ongoing war with Iran

19.07.2026 30

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“High-T Department of War”: Hegseth pushes “gender-affirming care” for soldiers

Defense Secretary Hegseth revealed mandatory testosterone check-ups for male service members on Wednesday

15.07.2026 20

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“Policy must change”: Pelosi backs amendment to military aid to Israel

The Massie amendment failed, but the vote signals a shift among Democrats

15.07.2026 20

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“Wasting their time”: Trump swats down FBI investigation into Graham’s death

The president said there's no use looking into the late senator's death

14.07.2026 30

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“There was never a case”: Judge tosses Trump IRS settlement, accuses admin of settling with itself

Judge Kathleen Williams said that the case flouted constitutional restrictions against self-dealing

13.07.2026 20

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An attack on “every sofa in the US”: States sue to block Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the case alleges the deal is illegal under antitrust law

13.07.2026 20

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“It’s a gamble”: Damon says we’re unlikely to see another film on scale of “The Odyssey”

The actor said movies like Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic were a casualty of studios' "risk aversion"

12.07.2026 30

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“This is a big blow”: Trump uses Graham’s death to push SAVE America Act

Trump stumped for the SAVE America Act and ducked questions on Iran in interviews about Graham's passing

12.07.2026 30

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“It can’t be me”: Platner drops out of Maine Senate race following assault allegation

The candidate suspended his campaign while maintaining assault allegations against him were "not real"

08.07.2026 20

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“Increasingly concerned”: Gov. Beshear demands to know what’s up with Mitch McConnell

Rumors have swirled as the senior Republican senator remains hospitalized

08.07.2026 30

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“I’d be up there with Lenin”: Trump tells far-right outlet he’d be the communist GOAT

The president thinks he could create one, big, beautiful classless society

08.07.2026 30

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