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Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson perform together at the 2nd Annual Adopt-A-Minefield Benefit "Open Hearts, Clear Mines." (KMazur/WireImage/Getty Images)

Brian Wilson made The Beatles aim higher

Kenneth Womack

Wilson's ambition stoked a creative rivalry with The Beatles, redefining the artistic potential of popular music

Protesters march and chant in downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids, on June 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

In LA, Trump is arsonist and firefighter

Brian Karem

Trump and Stephen Miller's made-for-TV street theater ignores the facts — and threatens democracy

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) special agent preparing to arrest alleged immigration violators (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Teen in foster care detained by ICE

Garrett Owen

A teenage immigrant in a Florida foster care was detained by ICE after a significant shift in DCF rule

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to attend a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Media again distracted by MAGA spectacle

Chauncey DeVega

Trump and Musk successfully drive focus away from the GOP's "big beautiful bill" and war on democracy

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Asylum seekers and border patrol agents at an improvised camp near the U.S.-Mexico border in California, Feb. 2, 2024. (Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images)

Global apartheid: A secret history

Aviva Chomsky - TomDispatch.com

Israel and the US share a form of colonial arrogance: Certain people have the right to move; others don't

Texas Governor Greg Abbott and former President Donald J. Trump attend a security briefing with state officials and law enforcement at the Weslaco Department of Public Safety DPS Headquarters before touring the US-Mexico border wall on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 in Weslaco, TX. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trumpers want Texas to boost GOP maps

Owen Dahlkamp, Natalia Contreras - The Texas Tribune

The plan would shift voters from safely red districts into blue ones. Members of the GOP delegation aren't sold

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a town hall campaign event with former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (I-HI) on August 29, 2024 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Gabbard, Trump push paid protestor hoax

Alex Galbraith

The director of national intelligence pushed the idea that Los Angeles demonstrators were paid to protest

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense a luncheon following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Hegseth questioned about LA protests

Cheyenne McNeill

In a hearing on Wednesday, senators criticized the Trump administration’s use of military force in Los Angeles

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Musician Brian Wilson, founding member of The Beach Boys, performs onstage at The Kia Forum on June 09, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)

Beach Boys' Brian Wilson dies at 82

Alex Galbraith

Wilson saw the sublime in teeny-bopper surf songs and his studio wizardry changed popular music forever.

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court in New York on October 23, 2024 in New York City. ( Sarah Yenesel- Pool/Getty Images)

Weinstein found guilty of sex crime

Alex Galbraith

The jury in Weinstein's retrial found the former Hollywood producer guilty on one count and cleared him of another

Signage for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seen outside of the agency's headquarters in Washington, DC on October 9, 2024. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump plans to scrap FEMA

Cheyenne McNeill

On Tuesday, Trump said he plans to “wean” states off of federal financial aid after this hurricane season

An em dash in a gold frame. (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images /fotograzia/PATSTOCK)

AI can’t have my em dash

Andi Zeisler

Gen Z and AI have pulled a divisive punctuation mark into the spotlight

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Barbeque, but make it fine dining

Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu

A 175-seat spot is changing the story of what BBQ can look — and taste — like

Elon Musk attends the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Musk expresses "regret" over Trump fight

Garrett Owen

Elon Musk is walking back "some" of his posts about Trump, saying he now "regrets" his attacks on the president

Donald Trump arrives on Marine One to speak at a rally with U.S. Army troops on June 10, 2025 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

Trump corrupts the military's loyalty

Heather Digby Parton

Troops in LA are just the starting point. How much further will he go?

Hand of woman holding rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19. (Getty Images / Westend61)

Nimbus variant could start summer surge

Elizabeth Hlavinka

As COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 spreads around the world, concerns about vaccine accessibility are rising

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Stephen Miller speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in 2021. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

LA bears the brunt of Miller's impotence

Amanda Marcotte

Mass deportations were never going to work, so Trump and Miller resort to authoritarian theater

George Clooney as journalist Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck on Broadway. A showing will stream live Saturday night. (Bruce Glikas / Getty Images)

Murrow vs. McCarthy, again

CK Smith

Good Night, and Good Luck goes live as Murrow’s takedown of political fear feels timely again

Terry Moran. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images )

ABC boots Moran over Trump, Miller post

Alex Galbraith

The veteran journalist called the White House duo "world-class haters" over the weekend

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller talks to reporters outside of the White House West Wing on May 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Miller accuses Newsom of "insurrection"

Cheyenne McNeill

The Trump adviser appeared to be laying the groundwork for allowing troops to join in ICE efforts

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Governor of California Gavin Newsom attends a press conference in Beijing on October 25, 2023. (WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)

Newsom seeks restraining order on troops

Cheyenne McNeill

The order argues that the use of military force without the state’s consent is “unlawful" and "unprecedented"

President Trump address graduating cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point on May, 24, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Trump: Don't march on my parade

Blaise Malley

The president issued a warning to protestors ahead of a planned military parade in Washington, D.C.

Doechii at Camp Flog Gnaw 2024 Carnival held at Dodger Stadium on November 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Katie Flores/Billboard via Getty Images)

Doechii condemns Trump at BET Awards

Cheyenne McNeill

"What type of government is that?" the Florida rapper asked after netting a Best Female Hip-Hop Artist award

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho speaks to the media during a 2024 press conference. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Police to protect LA students from ICE

Blaise Malley

“Every student in our community ... has a constitutional right to a free public education," says head of LA schools

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