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Squid Game (Netflix)

The "Squid Game" finale spins its wheels

Coleman Spilde

It's hard to shake the feeling that Season 2 of Netflix's hit drama was mere table setting for the final act

"Border czar" and former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director Tom Homan visits Eagle Pass, Texas on November 26, 2024. (Scott Stephen Ball for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Tom Homan: Halfway houses for U.S. kids

Griffin Eckstein

Incoming border czar Tom Homan told NewsNation mixed-status families should "self-deport" to avoid dire conditions

Cristin Milioti in "The Penguin" (Macall Polay/HBO)

9 TV moments worth remembering in 2024

Melanie McFarland

In a full TV landscape, a few scenes, lines and surprises kept some of the best shows on our minds

President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

GOP eyes new "voter suppression laws"

Griffin Eckstein

After winning trifecta in White House and Congress, GOP plans to make voting harder, Democrats say

Pedestrians carry Harrods shoppins bags, in London, on December 22, 2024 on the last weekend before Christmas. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

As holiday sales rise, so does debt

Cara Michelle Smith

Less than half of those who accrued more debt intended to do so

Keanu Reeves attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Paramount's "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 16, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Aging Keanu Reeves doubts John Wick 5

Nardos Haile

The 60-year-old actor has led the "John Wick" series since 2014

Demonstrators protest and argue outside the U.S. Supreme Court, March 26, 2024. (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

How abortion rights landscape changed

Nicole Karlis

This year significantly shaped how people access reproductive care, with far-ranging impacts across health care

Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at Mullett Arena on October 24, 2024 in Tempe, Arizona. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Vivek ripped for US "mediocrity" rant

Griffin Eckstein

Ramaswamy weighed in on DOGE pal Elon Musk's blowup over immigrant workers and it didn't go well

Nicole Kidman, director Halina Reijn and Harris Dickinson at A24's "Babygirl" Los Angeles Special Screening at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on October 18, 2024 in West Hollywood, California. (Eric Charbonneau/A24 via Getty Images)

"Babygirl" director defends age gap

Nardos Haile

Star Nicole Kidman is 57, while her paramour in the film is played by Harris Dickinson, who is 28

President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk ring side during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images)

MAGA civil war may signal Musk "divorce"

Griffin Eckstein

Trump ally Laura Loomer accused Musk of throttling accounts that criticized his call for immigrant worker visas

Former President Donald Trump walks out to speak at a news conference from the lobby of Trump Tower the day after being found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree at Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York, NY on Friday, May 31, 2024. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

A glossary for a second Trump term

Chauncey DeVega

Weathering is the 2024 Word of the Year

Former Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thomas Homan speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump "border czar" will detain families

Griffin Eckstein

The family separation architect and incoming border czar confirmed the Trump-era detention policy would return

Diver swims with a whale (Getty Images/Orla)

Whale lifespans are longer than thought

Greg Breed, Peter Corkeron - The Conversation

Potential lifespans may be as much as double previous estimates, new research finds

SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk awards Judey Kamora with $1,000,000 during an America PAC town hall on October 26, 2024 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

This ballot measure could end super PACs

Marin Scotten

Maine's Question 1 limits the amount a person or group can donate to super PACs to $5,000

Former President Donald Trump listens during a border security briefing on June 30, 2021 in Weslaco, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Morning briefing

Eugene R. Fidell

Donald Trump is back at it again

Supporters attend a primary election night event for J.D. Vance, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, at Duke Energy Convention Center on May 3, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The year MAGA broke heterosexuality

Amanda Marcotte

Republicans idealize "traditional" marriage, but their actions make the straight life a bad prospect

Man Holding Empty Pockets (Getty Images/RUNSTUDIO)

Our financial regrets of 2024

Vanessa McGrady

At the top of our "coulda, woulda, shoulda" list is not saving money

Squid Game (Netflix)

"Squid Game 2" still fits our dark times

Melanie McFarland

The shock value in Season 2 of the global hit is less reliant on its violence than the psychology of the oppressed

The Substance (Mubi)

2024's most disturbing film nudity

Gary M. Kramer

From Demi Moore's sci-fi rebirth to Sasquatch sexcapades, baring all played with body horror and power in 2024

Wicked (Universal Pictures)

"Wicked" has new home sing-along version

Nardos Haile

The musical soon will be available to purchase or rent on digital platforms

SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk participates in a town hall-style meeting to promote early and absentee voting at Ridley High School on October 17, 2024 in Folsom, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

MAGA rips Musk call for foreign workers

Griffin Eckstein

The Tesla CEO argues the U.S. needs to court top talent after financing the loudest anti-immigration run in decades

Beyonce NFL Christmas halftime show (Photo by Julian Dakdouk/Parkwood Entertainment/Netflix)

Is Beyoncé going on tour again?

Nardos Haile

Beyoncé's halftime show dominated NFL's Christmas Day game with special guests Post Malone and daughter Blue Ivy

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 27, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump voters worry he'll cut benefits

Griffin Eckstein

“Please don’t cut the things that help the most vulnerable," a Pennsylvania Trump voter pleaded in an interview

Recruiters for the City of Pompano Beach speak to job seekers during the JobNewsUSA.com South Florida Job Fair held at the Amerant Bank Arena on June 26, 2024, in Sunrise, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

It's taking longer for some to find jobs

Cara Michelle Smith

Nearly half of unemployed Americans have been job hunting for more than 15 weeks

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