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At 80, Dolly Parton remains our most unlikely national unifier
Martha Ackmann
Parton offers a model for how Americans might better live together
“A Private Life” is Jodie Foster’s moving French masterpiece
Coleman Spilde
Foster's fluency reminds us how much we can learn — and how close we can become — with a second language
How “A Knight of Seven Kingdoms” paves the way to “Game of Thrones”
Melanie McFarland
Between Rhaenyra’s war and Daenerys’ rise, Ser Duncan the Tall roamed Westeros. Here's what you need to know
“The Devil Wears Prada” taught us to fear — and crave — the makeover
Andi Zeisler
The film endures because it exposes the makeover as both seductive promise and moral trap
The vital joy of Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang”
Coleman Spilde
The comedy interview podcast has become an award-winning source of bliss. It couldn't have come at a better time
As Trump rants and threatens, our allies fear the worst
Brian Karem
The president and his “den of robbers” are putting American lives and NATO at risk
How Kristi Noem turned ICE into the Proud Boys
Amanda Marcotte
Footage shows the right-wing group’s founder developing the “recruit giant losers” strategy
A century of George Martin, the architect of The Beatles’ sound
Kenneth Womack
A new book of Martin's Beatles scores makes a compelling case for his unmatched influence on the band’s legacy
Michael Rapaport was the best at being the worst on “The Traitors”
Melanie McFarland
Peacock’s hit reminds us that being a loud trash talker is good TV, but not good gaming
A fiery chili-cheese stew from Bhutan
Katie Lockhart
In the remote Himalayas, ema datshi emerged as the ultimate comfort food
Happy Birthday, Wikipedia: We need you now more than ever
Troy Farah
Wikipedia has lasted 25 years, and keeps getting better. So of course Elon wants to destroy it
What the “People We Meet on Vacation” adaptation gets right
Angelina Mazza
"The heart of the film is pulled straight from the book," says author Emily Henry
Bob Weir was the boomer who did it best
Andi Zeisler
The Grateful Dead guitarist held the band together in its prime and steered it through a storied afterlife
White women get in the way of Trump’s war on civil rights
Sophia Tesfaye
As Trump attempts to implement a white nationalist agenda, liberal white women are fighting back
The Golden Globes don’t care about film
Coleman Spilde
The show itself was a mess, but seeing artists champion their work provided rare, vital bright spots
Telling the hard parts: 4 music books that push past the highlight reel
Caryn Rose
From radio legend Mary Lucia to Justin Townes Earle, these books examine the price worth paying for a creative life
You deserve better than a slop bowl
Ashlie D. Stevens
Bright grains, spiced chickpeas, fresh greens — a bowl that tastes like someone cared
Nikki Glaser proved to be the Golden Globes’ safest bet
Melanie McFarland
While the comic kept the show light in these heavy times, the show's lack of integrity makes us question its worth
In Renee Good’s killing, ICE’s misogyny isn’t a side note—it’s the point
Andi Zeisler
The words of the man who shot Renee Good speak to the Trump administration's fixation on masculinity
MAGA is weirdly thirsty for Barron Trump
Amanda Marcotte
The right desperately wants the youngest Trump son to be a sex symbol
“We’re too close to the debris”: How SpaceX rockets put passenger planes at risk
Heather Vogell, Agnel Philip
Pilots and passengers are unwitting participants in SpaceX’s test of the most powerful rocket ever built
Teeny tiny mics are ruining the red carpet
Coleman Spilde
Throw them in the trash, along with the rest of these empty promotional gimmicks and crass cash grabs
“Mar-a-Lago face” hits its expiration date
CK Smith
The once-ubiquitous MAGA makeover is showing signs of trend fatigue as online culture shifts elsewhere.
Robyn reframes motherhood and desire
Coleman Spilde
"Sexistential" confronts the idea that new mothers must abandon pleasure and the dance floor
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