February 07, 2021 Archive February 2021

The all of “y’all”: On finally embracing my voice, country twang and everything

Why the risk of attending the Super Bowl in Tampa during the pandemic might be too great

Odds of conviction are poor — but Democrats must stay strong on impeachment

Indirect deaths: The massive and unseen costs of America’s post-9/11 wars at home and abroad

The Capitol raid, the Trump inauguration and COINTELPRO: Protest and "terrorism"

A new COVID vaccine is 66% effective — but how much does vaccine efficacy matter?

Food guidelines change but fail to take cultures into account

Hawley's old friend calls out the "Christian nationalist" senator for violating morals to gain power

Could a human enter a black hole to study it?

My new favorite eggs — in five minutes flat

Sacha Baron Cohen trolls Rudy Giuliani yet again, culminating a year of cinematic resistance

What those mourning the fragility of American democracy get wrong

Philip Roth and race: A legendary novelist's troubling pattern

Texas Republicans want to keep transgender women out of women’s school sports teams

From smartphone apps to confusing websites, vaccine sign-up is anything but simple for the elderly

Joe Namath responds to first woman Super Bowl referee: "I'd be getting close to her on that field"

100 million COVID shots in 100 days doesn’t get us back to normal

A Queen becomes "The Equalizer": What it means when Black women take on legacy superhero roles

Three small-batch bitters for better cocktails (and desserts, too)

Meera Sodha's mushroom mapo tofu is a flavorful, vegan weeknight dinner

Lindsey Graham's obstruction delays investigation into the Capitol riot

Garum, the funky and fishy condiment that rose and fell with the Roman Empire