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COVID may evolve, but get your shot!

Andrew Read - The Conversation

20 fails from pop culture history

Ellen Gutoskey - Mental Floss

How gay men justify racism on Grindr

Christopher T. Conner - The Conversation

Why drumming is good for your health

Tracy Brown Hamilton

Liquor brands that prioritize the planet

Samantha Priestley - Food52

Why drumming is good for your health

Tracy Brown Hamilton

In defense of Natural Light, the unfairly maligned O.G. light brew

Just admit you like Natty Light, already

Brett Bachman

Natural Light’s high carbonation and slight funk make it the perfect pairing for seafood and other grilled entrees

How North Carolina became a laboratory for the GOP's subversion of democracy

GOP's ugly North Carolina experiment

David Daley

Republicans went too far with an overtly racist gerrymander — but in the long run, still got what they wanted

No sweets for the sweet in new Candyman

Melanie McFarland

In this continuation of the horror Jordan Peele and Nia DaCosta forget what makes Tony Todd's monster great

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"Mr. Anti-Vax" dies of COVID-19

Brett Bachman

Consistent until the end, Bernier's last tweet compared vaccination outreach efforts to Nazi Germany

Joe McCarthy was never defeated — and Donald Trump now leads the movement he created

Joe McCarthy: Trump's forefather

Matthew Rozsa

McCarthy dreamed of a right-wing movement rooted in bigotry, demagoguery and false accusations. Well, here it is

The limits of public hygiene

Mary Elizabeth Williams

After Giuliani got called out for public shaving, I wondered: What is okay any more?

Evangelicals, science and the vaccine: Refusal is built on deep-seated fear

Why evangelicals refuse the vaccine

Nathaniel Manderson

Too many of my fellow evangelicals see science as the mortal enemy of faith. It doesn't have to be that way

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Danny Trejo on why writing his memoir made him cry

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Vincent Pastore on starting acting at 42 and always playing the wise guy

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Morgan Neville on what made him want to profile Anthony Bourdain

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Danielle Henderson on how Blackness isn't monolithic

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Author Lisa Taddeo on women coping with grief

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NEWS & POLITICS

How the Minnesota GOP imploded

Brett Bachman

Trumpists live in an alternate reality — but they believe in it, and that's terrifying

In the alternate reality of TrumpWorld

Chauncey DeVega

Mike Lindell's election software handout a gift to hackers, experts say: "The door is now wide open"

Lindell gives election hackers a gift

Tom Boggioni - Raw Story

Biden vows to continue drone strikes in Afghanistan following airport attack: "Make them pay"

Biden: More drone strikes in Afghanistan

Julia Conley - Common Dreams

GOP may be getting “greedy” in redistricting war — but Democrats are “unilaterally disarming”

Dems "disarming" in gerrymander wars

Igor Derysh

Belief in immortality is reason Mississippi isn't afraid of COVID, governor says

MS Gov. blames faith for COVID surge

Bob Brigham - Raw Story

The Jan. 6 select committee just revealed its next targets

Jan. 6 committee reveals next targets

Tom Boggioni - Raw Story

Bill Maher justifies rightward shift: "Comedy goes where the funny is"

How Bill Maher justifies rightward shift

Brett Bachman

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CULTURE

You will feel "9/11: One Day in America"

Melanie McFarland

Aasif Mandvi talks "Evil," djinns and "the appeal of Trump" despite being hated by GOP leaders

Aasif Mandvi on "Evil" & Trump's appeal

Dean Obeidallah

20 epic fails from the history of pop culture

20 fails from pop culture history

Ellen Gutoskey - Mental Floss

From Britney to Lorde: Young women shift from embracing body positivity to body neutrality as teens

Shift from body positivity to neutrality

Kylie Cheung

How gay men justify their racism on Grindr

How gay men justify racism on Grindr

Christopher T. Conner - The Conversation

"He's All That" and why the Pygmalion story is so important to – yet undermines – teen stories

Pygmalion and the teenage dream

Whitney Friedlander

"Vacation Friends" is a happy buddy comedy in a world where race doesn't matter. That's a problem

Yikes! "Vacation Friends" sees no color

Melanie McFarland

Orwell’s ideas remain relevant 75 years after "Animal Farm" was published

Orwell’s "Animal Farm" 75 years later

Mark Satta - The Conversation

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SCIENCE & HEALTH

The random walk of the brain

Thomas Nail

This is what New York City will look like after climate change

The bleakness of post–climate change NYC

Matthew Rozsa

Science quietly wins one of the right’s longstanding culture wars

The evolution culture war quietly ends

Matthew Rozsa

An anti-depressant to treat COVID?

Nicole Karlis

Mars' weird geology vexes Perseverance

Nicole Karlis

Unvaxxed and pregnant: A deadly combo

Nicole Karlis

Why protein could help ICU recovery

Alla Katsnelson - Undark

The dangers of dietary supplements

Shelby Bradford - Massive Science

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FOOD

In defense of mixing seafood and cheese

Ashlie D. Stevens

In defense of Stiegl Radler

Mandy Naglich

Cottage cheese isn't tasteless — you just need to buy the good stuff

Cottage cheese deserves a renaissance

Summer Rylander

In defense of canned chickpeas

Nicole Karlis

Gefilte fish: Not just for Jews

Matthew Rozsa

this ingredient is better than bacon

Emma Laperruque - Food52

Give peas a chance?

Maggie Hennessy

Salted butter makes this shortbread

Mary Elizabeth Williams

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LIFE STORIES

Swiping right in the fertility doctor's office: On pursuing romance and single motherhood at once

Dating apps for the single mom-to-be

Sophie Sills

While training for the Tokyo Paralympics, my biggest triumph came in the locker room

My unexpected Paralympics training win

Chloe Toscano

My hot trans boy summer

Charlie Nelson Jacobs

It’s finally time to reunite with friends. So why do I feel so lonely?

The loneliness of our "summer of joy"

Jennifer Murphy

COVID may evolve, but get your shot!

20 fails from pop culture history

How gay men justify racism on Grindr

Why drumming is good for your health

Liquor brands that prioritize the planet

Why drumming is good for your health

Just admit you like Natty Light, already

Just admit you like Natty Light, already

Natural Light’s high carbonation and slight funk make it the perfect pairing for seafood and other grilled entrees

GOP's ugly North Carolina experiment

GOP's ugly North Carolina experiment

Republicans went too far with an overtly racist gerrymander — but in the long run, still got what they wanted

No sweets for the sweet in new Candyman

No sweets for the sweet in new Candyman

In this continuation of the horror Jordan Peele and Nia DaCosta forget what makes Tony Todd's monster great

"Mr. Anti-Vax" dies of COVID-19

Consistent until the end, Bernier's last tweet compared vaccination outreach efforts to Nazi Germany

Joe McCarthy: Trump's forefather

McCarthy dreamed of a right-wing movement rooted in bigotry, demagoguery and false accusations. Well, here it is

The limits of public hygiene

After Giuliani got called out for public shaving, I wondered: What is okay any more?

Why evangelicals refuse the vaccine

Too many of my fellow evangelicals see science as the mortal enemy of faith. It doesn't have to be that way

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Scientists must speak out against misinformation about "immune-boosting" supplements

Why is walking so good for the brain? Blame it on the "spontaneous fluctuations"

Jim Jordan exposes more details about Trump's Jan. 6 communications — and ropes in Matt Gaetz, too

Drummer jokes got it wrong: Why drummers are smarter, healthier, and live longer lives

20 epic fails from the history of pop culture

Conservative radio host who called himself "Mr. Anti-Vax" dies of COVID-19

Maggie Q on performing her own stunts: "I don't live with a ton of fear"

WATCH VIDEO

Danny Trejo on why writing his memoir made him cry

WATCH VIDEO

Vincent Pastore on starting acting at 42 and always playing the wise guy

WATCH VIDEO

Morgan Neville on what made him want to profile Anthony Bourdain

WATCH VIDEO

Danielle Henderson on how Blackness isn't monolithic

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Author Lisa Taddeo on women coping with grief

WATCH VIDEO

How the Minnesota GOP imploded

In the alternate reality of TrumpWorld

Lindell gives election hackers a gift

Biden: More drone strikes in Afghanistan

Dems "disarming" in gerrymander wars

MS Gov. blames faith for COVID surge

Jan. 6 committee reveals next targets

How Bill Maher justifies rightward shift

You will feel "9/11: One Day in America"

Aasif Mandvi on "Evil" & Trump's appeal

20 fails from pop culture history

Shift from body positivity to neutrality

How gay men justify racism on Grindr

Pygmalion and the teenage dream

Yikes! "Vacation Friends" sees no color

Orwell’s "Animal Farm" 75 years later

The random walk of the brain

The bleakness of post–climate change NYC

The evolution culture war quietly ends

An anti-depressant to treat COVID?

Mars' weird geology vexes Perseverance

Unvaxxed and pregnant: A deadly combo

Why protein could help ICU recovery

The dangers of dietary supplements

In defense of mixing seafood and cheese

In defense of Stiegl Radler

Cottage cheese deserves a renaissance

In defense of canned chickpeas

Gefilte fish: Not just for Jews

this ingredient is better than bacon

Give peas a chance?

Salted butter makes this shortbread

Dating apps for the single mom-to-be

My unexpected Paralympics training win

My hot trans boy summer

The loneliness of our "summer of joy"