The mad scramble to save critical climate data from Trump’s war on DEI
Donald Trump speaks at a White House press conference on January 30. Hu Yousong/Xinhua/ZUMA Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for...
“What second chances mean”: Ke Huy Quan’s career love story as a sidekick no more
"Hey Dr. Jones, no time for love!" That line, uttered by irrepressible sidekick Short Round in 1984's "Indiana Jones at...
In “Severance,” everything means something—and the meticulous detail has revived the TV fan theory
Reddit is not a place I typically like to be, and lately, I’ve landed on a couple of important reasons...
Kanye West’s antisemitic spiral, explained
Editor’s note, February 7, 2025, 12:30 pm: On February 7, Kanye referred to himself openly as a Nazi in a...
“Apple Cider Vinegar” is bitter medicine that explains why so many of us fall for pretty frauds
We may never hit peak true crime, but when we struggle to tell one TV series’ fraudster apart from another,...
Trump FCC threatens radio station for reporting on ICE raid, expanding assault on press freedom
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating a San Francisco news outlet over its coverage of an ICE raid in San...
The right’s flirtation with degrowth, explained
Over the last few years, I’ve written a lot about degrowth ideology, the view that the only way to save...
Musk DOGE Minion Resigns After WSJ Finds Racist Social Media
One of the Musk minions on DOGE resigned Thursday after The Wall Street Journal asked the White House about his...
Buffy The Vampire Slayer With Sarah Michelle Gellar May Be Back?
Deadline is reporting that a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot is underway, and it's starring the one, the only...
“This is evil”: USAID will reportedly be gutted by Trump administration
President Donald Trump is hoping to slash more than 97% of the United States Agency for International Development's workforce, according to reports...
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