A dystopia more brutal than "The Stand"
This Japanese action-thriller is brutal. It also asks us to think about how we want to live, not just survive
How to make ultra-crispy roast potatoes
Shreds of chewy ginger and sweet twists of green onion give more textures for your fork to chase
Vaccine allergic reactions, explained
The clue to a handful of severe allergic reactions could be in the chemical used in the mRNA's packaging
Why Puritans cracked down on Christmas
Debates about celebrating Christmas go back to the 17th century
South Indian filter coffee is like other
Filter kaapi is an integral part of southern Indian food culture — it's also the best part of my day
Trump pardons: Biden must prosecute now
The country can't unite and heal if Republicans believe they have license to cheat in elections and commit crimes
GOP blocks Trump $2,000 stimulus demand
Republicans reject Trump's call for $2,000 checks with a looming government shutdown and unemployment aid expiring
GOP senator blocks stimulus checks
"Millions are falling into poverty, and Ron Johnson — who loves tax cuts for the rich — is blocking help"
Understanding Trump's evil endgame
Trump's cash grab is important, and so is his effort to hang onto power. But neither of those is the ultimate point
Trump's Saudi hypocrisy hits new depths
Trump's tangled relationship with the Saudi royal family now includes extensive cover-ups for multiple murders
Trump's shameful pardon: No surprise
It was difficult to prosecute these 2007 war crimes, and Republicans were eager to whitewash them from the get-go
Sykes: Impeach Trump — again
"Plotting a military coup seems like the kind of behavior that impeachment and removal were invented for"
Trump team may be trashing WH records
House Oversight Chair voices "grave concerns" about the record-keeping for the Trump administration
Fox host: "Kudos" for Blackwater pardon
"Fox & Friends"' Pete Hegseth: Pardoned Blackwater war criminals were "doing their job" by massacring 14 civilians
Trump helps his corrupt cronies again
Trump just pardoned Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Charles Kushner
Dominion exec sues Trump camp over lies
Trump's lawyer was also warned to preserve all records ahead of an “imminent” lawsuit by the voting machine company
A weird radio signal from a nearby star
The signal is consistent with a radio wave originating from a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri
In space, they can't hear you yawn
Based on the book "Good Morning, Midnight," the Netflix film offers an intriguing premise but wastes its cast
COVID-19's threat to aging prisoners
Our 2020 retrospective continues with this essay on why releasing some from prison won't fix a broken system
The Earth is not healing
Humans drove less, flew less, and commuted less in 2020. But greenhouse gas accounting is notoriously tricky
Tom Hanks' toothless throwback Western
The actor reunites with "Captain Phillips" director Paul Greengrass in a family-friendly but unsatisfying adventure
NYAG subpoenas Jacob Wohl
Wohl and Jack Burkman have been criminally indicted in Ohio and Michigan in connection with the robocall scheme
Trump supporters sue Mike Pence
The lawsuit against Trump's vice president is a desperate last-ditch effort to overturn the election
Substack isn’t a new journalism model
Could Substack remind news consumers that paying for journalism is worth it?