The real medieval 12 Days of Christmas
After a long fast, Medieval Christendom typically celebrated the holiday with many days of raucous festivities
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni timeline
"It Ends With Us" set complaints, cast factions, a smear campaign and now a lawsuit – here's how it all went down
Kim Kardashian's chaotic "Santa Baby"
The reality star hasn't released music since 2011
Nicole Kidman is undeniable in Babygirl
With Kidman as her muse, writer-director Halina Reijn's latest is a clever, candid look at a raw sexual awakening
Trump gets cozy with crypto
His expanding business connections raise questions over how the industry will be regulated, analysts say
Biden commutes all but 3 death sentences
President Biden commuted the death sentences of all but three federal prisoners who were convicted of mass murder
Matt Gaetz accused of "statutory rape"
Trump ally paid to have sex with a 17-year-old who "had just completed her junior year in high school," report says
What Trump's threats say about his state
There is a deeper reason why the incoming president is taunting America's neighbors
GOP tests North Carolina's democracy
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs spoke to Salon about Republican efforts to overturn her 2024 win
Democrats get back into the fight
Democrats exploit the Elon Musk debacle to divide and demoralize Trump's coalition
Why Biden should empty federal death row
Biden should not leave anyone on federal death row when Donald Trump takes office
The forgotten children
Every child is holy
Why conservatives drink raw milk
Raw milk represents being anti-establishment, which both far-left and conservative health types have in common
Margo Martindale, proud character actor
Emmy winner discusses playing villains and landing her first lead role in "The Sticky" thanks to Jamie Lee Curtis
Messiness & the allure of Fleetwood Mac
A new book about Fleetwood Mac covers the dramatic soap opera — and the songs that made the band legends
FTC: Stop Grubhub's "pricing shell game"
"Our investigation found that Grubhub tricked its customers," said FTC chair Lina Khan
You can bet on anything. Should you?
Here are the risks involved when playing in America's growing casino
What happened in Syria — and why?
Did Israel drive the downfall of Bashar Assad, in the third act of a dramatic play for regional supremacy?
It's time to rebuild the Democrats
The Harris campaign kept the battlegrounds close — but lost ground everywhere. Their failure is our opportunity
Is caffeine actually harmless?
More than 80% of the world’s population uses caffeine, but its impact on health isn’t black-and-white
Washboard abs won't revive Netflix Xmas
The Netflix Christmas Universe has graduated from silly to insipid, and we won't stand for it one moment longer
Nostalgia for Justin Bieber's Mistletoe
The pop star's Christmas hit takes me back to my adolescence when I bought the song with a shiny iTunes gift card
Karen Akunowicz: Boston's queen of pasta
"A waitress from the Arlington Diner could win one of the most prestigious culinary awards in the country"
Pope scolds Vatican staff for gossiping
“The people say it very well: Gossip is zero”