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Former Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor by a court in the Dominican...
The Supreme Court just weakened a key civil rights law
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in February.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs....
Book bans are getting weirder, targeting cats, dogs and civic-minded grandmas
When the Instagram account of free-expression institution PEN America dropped successive posts last week about cat and dog related books...
“The Bear” gets it — we’re all burned out now
Carmy Berzatto’s self-sabotage is the featured dish on “The Bear,” but the show’s real star is time. Clocks and alarms...
When fake news is dead serious
Satire has had a difficult time competing with legitimate news for a while now. Last weekend, as Donald Trump prepared,...
Bruce Springsteen’s “Tracks II” unearths the lost albums of a restless genius
Bruce Springsteen’s unparalleled career spans 22 studio albums from 1973 through 2022. It’s been a remarkable run, by any measure....
Low Cut Connie isn’t keeping quiet about finding it hard to be livin’ in the USA
You’re never too many songs into a Low Cut Connie show when bandleader Adam Weiner runs his hands across the...
“Grab your rhinestones!”: Dolly Parton announces six-show Las Vegas run
Given Dolly Parton's custom, rhinestone-encrusted getups, it's somewhat shocking to learn that the country music legend hasn't had a Las Vegas...
“The Pitt” has a diagnosis for what’s wrong with America
Like a lot of people, I lost my primary care physician to the pandemic. He didn’t die, it’s nothing like...
Alison Bechdel faces her sellout fears
Alison Bechdel has been worried about selling out for decades. Not selling out of books — the award-winning graphic novelist...
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