December 15, 2018 Archive December 2018

Wings was a better band than Paul McCartney or his critics think

The 15 best tween and teen books of 2018

Trump names Mick Mulvaney as "acting" chief of staff

A federal judge in Texas just ruled the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional

This advanced cleaning system sanitizes your toothbrush

Wall Street, banks, and angry citizens

Former judges denounce immigration arrests at courthouses

Paul Ryan's disgraceful last act: Providing cover for Trump on Yemen war

Audit of Supermicro finds no evidence of secret spy chips from China

All Donald Trump wanted was to be president, and just look how it turned out!

It’s open season in the west for energy companies

The EPA airbrushed away 6 million cars to make your gas mileage worse

Influencing elections, one investment at a time

"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" is a beautiful, bold, overstuffed melodrama

Why Green New Deal advocates should address militarism

Paris is burning — and London too: World War IV and the crisis of democracy

The 10 best kids' books of 2018

Don't let the Oscars go host-less: There are better ways to revive a struggling awards show

What we can learn from reading Sylvia Plath’s copy of "The Great Gatsby"

Should some women get mammograms at 30?

Shark fishing tournaments devalue ocean wildlife and harm marine conservation efforts

Already a climate change leader, California takes on food waste

Smart Watch: We need hot Santa Claus, now more than ever

Instant Pot made easy by NYT food reporter and author Melissa Clark

How where you’re born influences the person you become

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