January 01, 2016 Archive January 2016

Please, Jeb, stop talking: Losing the primary will be a mercy for him and his big mouth

The birth of "extreme cinema": "The Revenant" is an endurance test of suffering for Leonardo DiCaprio -- and moviegoers. But for what?

We weren't ready for a black president: Race, hate, Donald Trump, guns, Fox News, terror and our tragic American condition

Why observing "Dry January" might help you cut back on drinking down the line

I'm tired of suppressing myself to get along with white people

I have given away my guns: I'm a Texan and a hunter, but I won't be part of gun culture any more

"What a horrible mother": How a call from a "good samaritan" derailed these mothers' lives

3rd teen charged in connection with boy's fatal shooting

What nobody told me about small farming: I can't make a living

An Oregon teacher’s letter to lawmakers: We don’t need your prayers, we need your courage

Women's rights at stake: How the Supreme Court and abortion laws will shape the 2016 election

Irrational hopes for 2016: Some political pipe dreams for a dreadful election year

"Joy": Another Jennifer Lawrence-Bradley Cooper-David O. Russell holiday dramedy, and the sales pitch is getting creaky

The 9 most brutal gaffes of the 2016 election cycle to date

#blessed? Not a good look. Your 2016 resolution is to ban these "basic" phrases

Make this your Facebook resolution: The best thing you can do to safeguard your privacy in 2016

Happy new year! Wait, really -- why do we celebrate it on January 1?

You'll never drink again: Sex, race, science and the real story of Prohibition

2015: The Year in Trump Tweets Part I

New Year's is a bad day to quit sniffing glue -- or anything else: Make those resolutions, sure, but don't dream of starting today