"Thor" passes the hammer to Portman
The new trailer for “Thor: Love and Thunder” starts with a bang and ends with a hammer
Two decades of border stunts in Texas
Texas Govs. Rick Perry and Greg Abbott pushed border initiatives while kicking off re-election campaigns
Trump fans fall for "Birds Aren't Real"
“I think the lunacy is going to become more intense," warned the man behind the viral meme
GOP's war on education starts with math
Florida bans 50 math books while a Republican judge in Texas argues there's no reason "to provide a public library"
Billionaire wealth grows 62% in 2 years
Billionaires now own a combined $4.7 trillion in wealth, much of which goes completely untaxed
Abbott stunt could raise food costs
"This is not just a localized issue. It's going to hit you in St. Louis or up in Seattle," advocate warns
The right's Disney World "blockade"
Such protests were outlawed by Florida Republicans in reaction to the anti-police brutality protests of 2020
Trump employee takes blame in DA probe
Loyalist Jeffrey McConney took the blame for off-the-books payments after refusing to turn on Trump
Jones' InfoWars files for bankruptcy
Jones accused of stunt to delay legal action just days after being accused of hiding "jaw-dropping" amount of cash
Does Trump still have the juice?
Endorsements based upon Trump's own personal vendettas and celebrity worship will be put to the test this election
McCarthy blames Biden for Putin invasion
McCarthy once said withholding military aid from Ukraine was the "rightful thing to do" — but now he's flipped
Many Jan. 6 rioters linked to far right
Almost a third of Jan. 6 defendants have extremist links, says researcher Michael Jensen. It could be much more
Fukuyama: We can still save democracy
The man who brought us "The End of History" says America faces long-term "political decay," but it's not too late
Cawthorn busted for blowing taxpayer $
As the lawmaker was living it up, he tweeted that Democratic politicians love wasting your tax dollars
"Euphoria" challenges what TV should be
An aesthetic of transgression is implemented to tackle the status quo head-on and shock complacent audiences
Trump Jr. mocked for armed Easter bunny
"Come and take it"
A bolder than "Bridgerton" reading list
Perhaps the bookish Bridgerton would like one of these new romances that, unlike the show, include queer characters
Millennial parents reject Boomer wisdom
To the occasional chagrin of Boomer grandparents, millennial moms and dads are letting their kids be more emotional
A primer on cooking with cactus
We'd suggest starting with chef Alex Tellez’s quick nopales en escabeche
A spicy taste of Mexican street corn
This easy weeknight dinner tastes like you're on vacation
Impossible Foods launches sausage links
The impossible is now possible!
First Lady doesn't live up to its icons
Not even Viola Davis, Gillian Anderson and Michelle Pfeiffer can save this loose braid of slight biographical drama
COVID worsened the "Paramedic Paradox"
The shortage of paramedics in rural America has only worsened as a result of Covid-19
How shame became cultural currency
Shame, Cathy O'Neil argues, is a fundamental unit via which tech profits, empires fall, and trauma is sewn