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U.S. President Donald Trump (C) reacts as he stands with his family members after delivering his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump gave the speech in front of 1500 invited guests. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

How narcissism became the modern plague

Amanda Marcotte

A once-obscure psychological disorder threatens democracy and haunts the internet

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller speaks to reporters outside the White House, April 18, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

ABC's Moran suspended for Miller "hate"

Alex Galbraith

The network's senior national correspondent was put on leave for calling Miller a "world-class hater"

Hassie Harrison in "Dangerous Animals" (IFC/Shudder)

Sharksploitation films are lacking bite

Coleman Spilde

Finding a decent shark movie is no day at the beach. Three simple rules determine what to catch and what to release

Poker Face — “One Last Job” Season 2 Episode 7 — Pictured: (l-r) Corey Hawkins as Bill Jackson, Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale (Sarah Shatz/ Peacock)

On "Poker Face," takeout gets intimate

Ashlie D. Stevens

A quiet love story for Charlie Cale unfolds amid a heist, recalling food delivery’s lost intimacy

Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick and Elon Musk in the White House. (Allison Robbert/Getty Images)

WH: Musk, Bessent row was no "fistfight"

Alex Galbraith

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the reported brawl was just a "disagreement"

California Governor Gavin Newsom attends an event with fellow governors in the East Room of the White House on February 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Newsom bashes Trump response to protests

Alex Galbraith

The governor of California said that Trump was trying to "create a spectacle" in the nation's second-largest city

Linda McMahon speaks with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., before her confirmation hearing in the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, Jan. 24, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)

How Congress buried sex-abuse report

Irvin Muchnick

Republicans in DC have done nothing on the youth sports crisis — but Democrats have been no better

AI head. (Getty Images / Andriy Onufriyenko)

AI is making us dumber

Elizabeth Hlavinka

Whether we lose some of the skills artificial intelligence performs for us largely depends on how we use this tech

Donald Trump greets German Chancellor Friedrich Merz upon arrival at the White House, June 5, 2025. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Is "centrism" having a moment? Yeah, no

Andrew O'Hehir

So "centrism" is back and neoliberalism will save us from fascism. Cool story, bro — but we've heard it before

Adolf Hitler visits the Dresden exhibition "Degenerate Art" in 1935. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

The Nazi crusade against modern art

Nicholas Liu

The Third Reich sought to cleanse Germany of "decadent" art. Maybe it's just a history lesson with no relevance

Young business woman with fake eyes painted on adhesive note sleeping at workplace in office (Getty Images/thianchai sitthikongsak)

Ghostworking isn't as scary as it seems

Keith R. Spencer

If companies want to reduce ghostworking, they need to start listening

McDonald's is bringing back the Snack Wrap, a fan favorite, after a 9 year hiatus and countless online campaigns for its return. (James Leynse / Getty Images)

When snack nostalgia wins

CK Smith

The McDonald’s Snack Wrap joins a wave of fan-demanded comebacks — some better left forgotten

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump in a press conference just days before their online fallout. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)

Tweet. Delete. Repeat.

CK Smith

Musk deletes Epstein claim about Trump, but the feud and retweets continue

Sarah Jessica Parker and Sarita Choudhury in "And Just Like That" (Craig Blankenhorn/Max)

"And Just Like That," a crime of fashion

Melanie McFarland

Every fashion choice on this show tells a story. Some make us wonder what they're trying to say

Callie Hernandez as Carrie in "Invention" (Courtesy of Courtney Stephens/Mubi)

The conspiracy-laden film you can't miss

Coleman Spilde

Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez's "Alice in Wonderland" tale is 2025's best, most moving film yet

Variety of deviled eggs (AlexPro9500 / Getty Images )

Egg flights: Brunch’s new bizarre flex

Joy Saha

The viral brunch trend, which swaps out wine for hard-boiled eggs, has taken over TikTok

President Trump has signed many executive orders in four months. One instituted merit-based hiring, which MAGA turned into a loyalty test. (MANDEL NGAN / Getty Images)

Loyalty now part of job application

CK Smith

Some government roles require answers on backing executive orders, critics call it a political screening tool

Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, Josh Brolin, Ke Huy Quan and Sean Astin in a scene from "The Goonies," 1985. (Warner Brothers/Getty Images)

"The Goonies" is a guide for hard times

Megan Volpert

Forty years after its release, the film remains a powerful allegory for collective action in the face of hardship

Protesters gather around the William McKinley Monument at the Ohio Capitol building on May 1 during a May Day action focused on public education. (Tatyana Tandanpolie)

"Underdogs" fight Ohio's education law

Tatyana Tandanpolie

"We've had a huge groundswell of support. I mean, it was shocking how many people" signed on, professor says

Boston terrier wearing headphones listening to music. (Getty Images / retales botijero)

The animals that keep a beat

Elizabeth Hlavinka

The ability to keep a beat was once thought to be uniquely human. Some animals are suggesting otherwise

Man Holding Empty Pockets (Getty Images/RUNSTUDIO)

Wake me up when we're not in a recession

Mark G. Sheppard

Most of us concluded long ago that wages are too low, bills are too high and good jobs are too hard to find

U.S. President Donald Trump and White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sit in a Tesla Model S on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump selling Tesla over Musk feud

Blaise Malley

The president is reportedly "bummed" after beefing with his biggest megadonor

Al Pacino in "The Ritual" (XYZ Films)

Christianity still haunts cinema

Andy Crump

"The Ritual" highlights Christianity’s influence on society, but ultimately falls short of its cultural moment

Fox News host Jesse Watters appears on air on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Fox struggles to cope with Musk feud

Blaise Malley

“This is not a story that anyone was looking for,” host Will Cain admitted

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