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Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick and Elon Musk in the White House. (Allison Robbert/Getty Images)

WH: Musk, Bessent row was no "fistfight"

Alex Galbraith

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the reported brawl was just a "disagreement"

California Governor Gavin Newsom attends an event with fellow governors in the East Room of the White House on February 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Newsom bashes Trump response to protests

Alex Galbraith

The governor of California said that Trump was trying to "create a spectacle" in the nation's second-largest city

Linda McMahon speaks with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., before her confirmation hearing in the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, Jan. 24, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)

How Congress buried sex-abuse report

Irvin Muchnick

Republicans in DC have done nothing on the youth sports crisis — but Democrats have been no better

AI head. (Getty Images / Andriy Onufriyenko)

AI is making us dumber

Elizabeth Hlavinka

Whether we lose some of the skills artificial intelligence performs for us largely depends on how we use this tech

Donald Trump greets German Chancellor Friedrich Merz upon arrival at the White House, June 5, 2025. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Is "centrism" having a moment? Yeah, no

Andrew O'Hehir

So "centrism" is back and neoliberalism will save us from fascism. Cool story, bro — but we've heard it before

Adolf Hitler visits the Dresden exhibition "Degenerate Art" in 1935. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

The Nazi crusade against modern art

Nicholas Liu

The Third Reich sought to cleanse Germany of "decadent" art. Maybe it's just a history lesson with no relevance

Young business woman with fake eyes painted on adhesive note sleeping at workplace in office (Getty Images/thianchai sitthikongsak)

Ghostworking isn't as scary as it seems

Keith R. Spencer

If companies want to reduce ghostworking, they need to start listening

McDonald's is bringing back the Snack Wrap, a fan favorite, after a 9 year hiatus and countless online campaigns for its return. (James Leynse / Getty Images)

When snack nostalgia wins

CK Smith

The McDonald’s Snack Wrap joins a wave of fan-demanded comebacks — some better left forgotten

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump in a press conference just days before their online fallout. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)

Tweet. Delete. Repeat.

CK Smith

Musk deletes Epstein claim about Trump, but the feud and retweets continue

Sarah Jessica Parker and Sarita Choudhury in "And Just Like That" (Craig Blankenhorn/Max)

"And Just Like That," a crime of fashion

Melanie McFarland

Every fashion choice on this show tells a story. Some make us wonder what they're trying to say

Callie Hernandez as Carrie in "Invention" (Courtesy of Courtney Stephens/Mubi)

The conspiracy-laden film you can't miss

Coleman Spilde

Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez's "Alice in Wonderland" tale is 2025's best, most moving film yet

Variety of deviled eggs (AlexPro9500 / Getty Images )

Egg flights: Brunch’s new bizarre flex

Joy Saha

The viral brunch trend, which swaps out wine for hard-boiled eggs, has taken over TikTok

President Trump has signed many executive orders in four months. One instituted merit-based hiring, which MAGA turned into a loyalty test. (MANDEL NGAN / Getty Images)

Loyalty now part of job application

CK Smith

Some government roles require answers on backing executive orders, critics call it a political screening tool

Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, Josh Brolin, Ke Huy Quan and Sean Astin in a scene from "The Goonies," 1985. (Warner Brothers/Getty Images)

"The Goonies" is a guide for hard times

Megan Volpert

Forty years after its release, the film remains a powerful allegory for collective action in the face of hardship

Protesters gather around the William McKinley Monument at the Ohio Capitol building on May 1 during a May Day action focused on public education. (Tatyana Tandanpolie)

"Underdogs" fight Ohio's education law

Tatyana Tandanpolie

"We've had a huge groundswell of support. I mean, it was shocking how many people" signed on, professor says

Boston terrier wearing headphones listening to music. (Getty Images / retales botijero)

The animals that keep a beat

Elizabeth Hlavinka

The ability to keep a beat was once thought to be uniquely human. Some animals are suggesting otherwise

Man Holding Empty Pockets (Getty Images/RUNSTUDIO)

Wake me up when we're not in a recession

Mark G. Sheppard

Most of us concluded long ago that wages are too low, bills are too high and good jobs are too hard to find

U.S. President Donald Trump and White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sit in a Tesla Model S on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump selling Tesla over Musk feud

Blaise Malley

The president is reportedly "bummed" after beefing with his biggest megadonor

Al Pacino in "The Ritual" (XYZ Films)

Christianity still haunts cinema

Andy Crump

"The Ritual" highlights Christianity’s influence on society, but ultimately falls short of its cultural moment

Fox News host Jesse Watters appears on air on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Fox struggles to cope with Musk feud

Blaise Malley

“This is not a story that anyone was looking for,” host Will Cain admitted

Taylor Swift (left) and Blake Lively (right) (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images)

Celeb buddy breakups are a lot like ours

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Taylor Swift and Blake Lively's rift proves that women's friendships require serious negotiation skills

Steve Bannon speaks on stage during The Semafor 2025 World Economy Summit on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Shannon Finney/Getty Images for Semafor)

Bannon urges Trump to deport Musk

Blaise Malley

Trump's longtime ally called Musk an "illegal alien" and said he should be investigated for drug use amid feud

(Getty Images / Maria Korneeva)

"Bad trips" can have surprising benefits

Elizabeth Hlavinka

Psychedelics can cause long-lasting challenging experiences. In certain settings, they can be transformative

Elon Musk, during a news conference with President Donald Trump on May 30, 2025 inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (Photo by Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Musk suffers massive wealth loss in feud

Blaise Malley

Thursday's eruption between the two MAGA billionaires shaved a reported $34 billion off Musk's net worth

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