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The resilience of uchche, bitter melon
Madhushree Ghosh
The resilience of uchche, bitter melon
Madhushree Ghosh
A bitter melon vine in San Diego becomes a lifeline to family, memory and the complicated meaning of home
Axios’ Iran reporting under scrutiny
Sophia Tesfaye
Axios’ Iran reporting under scrutiny
Sophia Tesfaye
Journalist Barak Ravid draws range of criticism from Wall Street to Marjorie Taylor Greene
This was John Roberts' plan all along
David Daley
The chief justice has declared that the Court is not political. The facts — and his own history — say otherwise
Trump pays to cut energy amid shortage
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CK Smith
Public health officials warn the decision fits a growing pattern of deregulation across youth health policy
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Colleges had no backup for cyber attack
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The nationwide cybersecurity incident exposed how fragile our increasingly digital campuses are during finals week
We're drowning in euphemism
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The dark purpose of Trump’s DC makeover
Jason Kyle Howard
The president's grand plans for the nation's capital aren't just personal monuments. They are rooted in erasure
Young men's religious revival is a myth
Young men's religious revival is a myth
Amanda Marcotte
New polling suggests the recent “converts” care more about gender than Jesus
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MAGA's sad effort to make "trad" sexy
Amanda Marcotte
Evie magazine, conservatism's answer to Cosmo, tried to make "trad" sexy. It failed
Trump’s “affordability hoax” may doom him
"Affordability hoax" could doom Trump
Heather Digby Parton
A stagnant economy and a crisis in Iran doomed one president. Donald Trump could be next
The cult of New England Chinese food
The cult of New England Chinese food
Katie Lockhart
A fiercely loyal regional cuisine — sweet, saucy, nostalgic — shaped by immigrants and beloved beyond New England
Trump is bleeding his 2024 voters, but not fast enough for the midterms
Trump's 2024 coalition is crumbling
Russell Payne
Once confined to commentary, dissatisfaction with Trump is breaking containment among GOP voters
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Not even Nixon would stoop so low
Brian Karem
Donald Trump's graphic display in front of children in the Oval Office should be the GOP's wake-up call
MAGA's sad effort to make "trad" sexy
Amanda Marcotte
Evie magazine, conservatism's answer to Cosmo, tried to make "trad" sexy. It failed
Trump wants $1.5T military budget: Why?
Russell Payne
Trump's proposed military spending surge could come at the cost of future healthcare funding
The dark purpose of Trump’s DC makeover
Jason Kyle Howard
The president's grand plans for the nation's capital aren't just personal monuments. They are rooted in erasure
"Affordability hoax" could doom Trump
Heather Digby Parton
"Affordability hoax" could doom Trump
Heather Digby Parton
A stagnant economy and a crisis in Iran doomed one president. Donald Trump could be next
Trump's Silicon Valley bet on science
Garrett Owen
Jim O'Neill, a longevity enthusiast and vaccine skeptic, is Trump's pick to head the National Science Foundation
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Yu-Ru Lin
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Studying the types of messages hate groups spew online helps researchers understand the groups’ persistence
Trump echoes Nixon's racist strategy
Heather Digby Parton
No longer bothering to hide its agenda, the administration is making blatant appeals to the Old South
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The "Devil Wears Prada 2" wake-up call
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Sarah Paulson and Emma Chamberlain understood the theme, while others looked like prom chaperones
In America, the body is the hustle
Melanie McFarland
OnlyFans is just one of the gigs featured on two shows that depict how capitalism extracts its dues from our flesh
Something's off about "Animal Farm"
Coleman Spilde
Distributed by the studio behind "Sound of Freedom," this take on George Orwell's classic is uniquely insidious
How I gave in to Tori Amos
Andi Zeisler
"In Times of Dragons" is a confrontation with America — and a reckoning with my own learned misogyny
Bob Ross helps us paint a better world
Melanie McFarland
The public television icon's legacy is still one of pop culture's happiest accidents
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Spirit collapses after failed bailout
CK Smith
The shutdown of Spirit marks end of a major low-cost carrier and raises questions about budget air travel in future
Private prisons cash in on ICE crackdown
Nicholas Liu
Over 90 percent of detained immigrants languish in prisons that aren't actually run by the government
Social media has changed how we spend
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It's a marketer's world and we're all just living in it
Trump wants $1.5 trillion for military
Garrett Owen
Massive cuts to domestic programs, with higher state taxes, would bolster the spending increase
A no-spend week, starting in the kitchen
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Ashlie D. Stevens
How planning meals, stretching ingredients and baking something sweet can make a no-spend week feel generous
My parents died and left me 34 fish
Becky Robison
"My Parents Are Dead: What Now?" is a darkly funny guide to navigating grief and the paperwork that follows
We can't shop our way out of fear
Andi Zeisler
Social media’s endless sales pitches make us buy more, get less, and rarely feel satisfied
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The French cookware brand is making collectors out of a new generation of home cooks
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Measles outbreaks are here to stay
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Normalization and apathy from the Trump admin is making health experts less hopeful measles can be contained
Trump is weaponizing climate change
Troy Farah
The Iran war shows how fossil fuels, conflict and planetary crisis are now inseparable
Trump isn't helping America's fertility
Nicole Karlis
Conservatives says the "problem" is fewer teen pregnancies. But the solution is actually fixing childcare
Trump's pro-birth agenda failing moms
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As the Trump admin urges folks to have more kids, new data shows early pregnancy care moving in the wrong direction
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The Gen Z-coined suffix has infiltrated lifestyle and dietary spaces, encouraging us to obsess over what we eat
For Delta flyers, snack time is over
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Lemon juice and freshly grated Parmesan cheese help elevate a simple dish into a seasonal classic
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