Klo-mentum? Pundits see a "surge"
Sen. Amy Klobuchar scored points against Mayor Pete Buttigieg last week. Does that really make her a contender?
Don’t let your vote get stolen
Who’s manipulating what you know before you vote?
Prison labor story may damage Bloomberg
Amid social media outrage, Bloomberg campaign drops vendor, insists it didn't know about Oklahoma inmates
A young leftist takes on Steny Hoyer
McKayla Wilkes, a 29-year-old student and activist, hopes to replicate AOC's model — in the Maryland suburbs
Hijacking history
in this Trumpian decline, there is no physical equivalent to the towers — just the concomitant head towards ruin
(In)famous Western alliances
Why on earth is Trump’s America now pursuing another shameful alliance with an utterly anti-liberal force?
Clogging the system
While scientists test claims about bathroom wipes, industry and watchdog groups point fingers over sewer clogs.
3 internet language trends from 2019
What started as a SpongeBob meme took on a life of its own in 2019
Washington’s Christmas night crossing
The Christmas of 1776 marked one of the most harrowing days in American history
How I wrote a song with Bob Dylan
It all started before I was born, the day a 20-year-old Dylan began work on his first studio album
The fascism of Hallmark holiday movies
Forget "Triumph of the Will" — the most insidious authoritarian propaganda comes in the form of schmaltz
Why do candy canes taste so cool?
Candy canes were once white sticks of sugar. Now they’re striped and come in a variety of flavors, including pickle
Joy to the world "Little Women" has come
"Lady Bird" director Greta Gerwig makes canny choices to make this Civil War-era sisterhood story a vibrant triumph
Should you avoid meat for good health?
Confused about whether meat is good or bad for you? You're not alone.
The history of Chinese food on Christmas
A lot of people who are Jewish or who know Jews may know that a lot of Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas
"1917" is a ferociously intense war film
Sam Mendes' star-studded feature follows two soldiers on a suicide mission to save thousands of lives
Serve this mufleta with butter and honey
To eat, peel away a layer of mufleta, add a smear of butter and a drizzle of honey and roll it into a cylinder
The allure of holiday windows
The seductive power of holiday windows resonates in the French term for window-shopping: "lèche-vitrines"
There is (still) no "War on Christmas"
Henry Ford started it. And like absolutely nothing good ever, the modern War on Christmas began with Bill O'Reilly
Granda Ruth's peanut butter–date balls
One writer reflects on her most essential holiday ritual.
The mystery of my missing Virgin Mary
Buffalo is not the easiest place to track down a Virgin, but I was determined to find this specific statue
Fascism can't conquer Christmas
Trump and his followers have weaponized Christmas. But the true spirit of the holiday holds other possibilities
What do kids really think about Santa?
oung children are captivated by the Santa Claus myth