"GoT" not most disappointing TV finale
"Game of Thrones" made a strong showing in the poll, but does not, in fact, win the most disappointing throne
The dog who went on trial for cat murder
Dormie was an Airedale Terrier who ran afoul of the law
Can an octopus have a soul?
"My Octopus Teacher" filmmakers speak to Salon about the incredible intelligence of the octopus
How to make an edible flower arrangement
And it’s the centerpiece your table needs
Tortilla española, mi cariño
Before long, tortilla española will ooze magically into all hours of your eating life. And you’ll ache for it, too
CBS host confronts Israel's Netanyahu
The Israeli prime minister called the allegations "hogwash"
Far right cheers Israeli media bombing
One conservative pundit called the bombers "heroes," while others laughed
Don't blame cancel culture for boring TV
Contrary to what Donald Glover tweeted last week, cancel culture isn't what's causing mediocre storytelling
For the EPA, a moment of reckoning
Recent movements have brought new attention to public institutions’ impacts on racial inequality and injustice
"Perfect" parenting is a trap
Perfectionism is associated with deleterious effects for parents. Experts say it doesn't have to be this way
10 vegetables that thrive in pots
Plant, prune, and pick your way to a yard-to-table summer
"Meet the Press" gets heated
“Why should anybody believe a word you say if the Republican Party itself doesn’t have credibility?”
Behind Biden vs. Trump: A global crisis
We need to view politics in "landscape mode" to understand the danger we face — and seize the historic opportunity
SNL takes on CDC mask guidance confusion
Want to know when it's okay to take off your mask? SNL is here to help — kind of
7 reasons actors have rejected awards
This week, Tom Cruise returned his Golden Globes to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Cheney: GOP ousted me over death threats
"We now live in a country where members' votes are are affected because they're worried about their security"
What is food poisoning anyway?
A guide to what happens when your dinner becomes your enemy
Physically disabled parents and COVID
Parents with physical disabilities have been balancing high COVID-19 risk with the challenges of pandemic parenting
The fuzzy line between life and death
Every state recognizes brain death. But rules vary, and the true line separating life from death is ambiguous
Harry Truman, antisemitism and Israel
The president who helped create Israel was a bigot — and we've been confused about the "Jewish vote" ever since
Swalwell blasts 'marauding goon' MTG
"I think people are just losing patience with Greene"
DHS releases terrorism alert
It warns of "potential danger from an increasingly complex and volatile mix that includes domestic terrorists"
The troubling pursuit of human metrics
Bertillon’s notion of the "spoken portrait" demanded precise, detailed measurements of both body and face
We were American Girls
The white American Girl dolls' fights for freedom were figurative. Addy's fight was literal