Ryan Coogler: "What is American music?"
The "Black Panther" director and composer Kris Bowers ponder what a national anthem written today would sound like
How Arizona stands between tribes' water
For the Navajo Nation, the fight for water rights has real implications, with infrastructure often never built
Liberal bias: Mostly a right-wing myth
Republicans complain endlessly about the media's supposed bias. Yes, that exists — but primarily on their side
Drag queens don't traumatize my kids
Far-right protesters showed up at our library claiming drag is inherently sexual and damages children. I disagree
Frozen cup: Summer for just a quarter
Made by my babysitter Boo Boo, frozen cups were more important to my childhood summers than the sun
"The Bear": Claire's glorious unibrow
It's two-and-a-half eyebrows summer, ladies. Get with it
Musk sets temporary Twitter limitations
Getting notifications of "rate limit exceeded?" This is why
Star Trek tests Khan's wrathful legacy
The series tasks the greatest "Trek" villain's descendant to save the timeline that takes humanity to the stars
Why it's hard to ban "forever" chemicals
We're drowning in a soup of chemicals. Experts explain how these chemicals help in our daily lives — and pose heal
You can make Disney-style Dole Whip
A theme park classic gets an easy homemade makeover
There are no conservative intellectuals
From Burke to Buckley to Patrick Deneen, we've seen a 200-year history of defending the indefensible
Make frappés simple again
Not to be confused with frappuccinos, frappés are refreshing and satisfying, making it the perfect summer drink
Flash continues Jewish superhero fails
Ezra Miller aside, the film lacked the vision to set itself culturally apart from the usual multiverse shenanigans
New study upends human evolution history
There's a promising new model for human origins in Africa — but scientists don't quite know what to do with it
Trump thrilled with Supreme Court
"You know, many presidents never get the opportunity to appoint a Supreme Court justice. I had three," he says
DeSantis has no respect for rule of law
Now the Florida governor is facing real problems — and potential legal jeopardy — over his reckless political stunt
EPA won't clean up "Cancer Alley"
This week, the EPA abruptly terminated three of its highest-profile open civil rights complaints
Moms for Liberty platforming extremists
"Rhetoric spewed at this conference by its host and invited guests has real-world consequences," GLAAD CEO warns
Jan. 6 Obama menace had an arsenal
In addition to guns and ammunition, he was also in possession of a machete at the time of his arrest
How NJ school board flipped conservative
An angry parent confronting the board president accelerated a chain of events that pushed the board to the right
Military schools exempt in SCOTUS ruling
"It seems that the court is willing to uphold use of race when government power is at stake," expert says
Biden refuses to back SCOTUS expansion
Democrats must embrace "structural reform to the court" to avoid decades of crises in June, one advocate said
"Burn It Down" or stick around as a fan?
Journalist Maureen Ryan on her book "Burn It Down" and how to make art in Hollywood without tolerating misconduct
Doctors leaving states banning abortion
“It pushed me to the point that I decided to move my family,” one said