Lessons from a "Substitute"
Author Nicholson Baker talks to Salon about what he learned in the month he spent as a substitute teacher in Maine
West York Mayor Charles Wasko is facing pressure from the community to resign because of his overtly racist posts
Will we see some antics from the performer?
Bullsh**ter of the Day
Emboldened by Trump, the former Imperial Wizard of the KKK thinks he has a shot at the Louisiana Senate
Michaels on "SNL" shake-up
Lorne Michaels gave THR a vague explanation for the departures of veteran castmembers Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah
Donald Trump is having to answer for his repeated comments since last year
The irreverent millennial-caricature said he's worried someone "will see my hand ... and start fearing me"
Look Again
Fascinating world views from bullfighting in Portugal to the tragic train accident in Hoboken, NJ
The Washington Post is out with another blockbuster report on Trump's "foundation of fakery"
America's deadly gift
Saudi Arabia is using a hellish skin-scourging chemical, supplied by the U.S., in Yemen. Is it a war crime?
The power of pop literature
The freedom to choose our own books is still an act of resistance
Trump's misogyny doesn't sleep
After fat-shaming Alicia Machado, Trump moves on to slut-shaming her, with an assist from Newt Gingrich
Following Trump's 5:00 am Twitter meltdown, Dean calls out the media on MSNBC for not rebuking Trump's innuendo
Using science!
Clinton uses 3 am tweets to suggest that Trump's opinions of women will influence his policy
The editorial board of a major U.S. newspaper plugs a Libertarian candidate who hadn't heard of Aleppo 3 weeks ago
He did get the number of those killed wrong, though
After voting for the bill, Mitch McConnell complained the Saudi 9/11 law could have "unintended ramifications"
Newt Gingrich and Sean Hannity discussed "the issue of how to treat women" on Thursday
Joe Biden told the "Tonight Show" he's really worried about the damage a Donald Trump presidency can do
Colbert said Johnson's "ignorance" and "crazy ideas" make him the second-most laughable presidential candidate
Bigots unchained
Republicans have cashed in on ugly bigotry for years, while keeping the worst offenders under wraps. No longer.
Donald Trump is apparently awake at 3 a.m. but will probably be too busy to pick up that very important call