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“Hamilton” saved the Grammys: If you think you hate popular music, a tired, epic-length awards show isn’t going to help
Sonia Saraiya
The music industry is a horrible old fossil, and as it turns out, that's not so fun to watch for three hours
Shed no tears for Antonin Scalia: Let us not praise the man who gave us Citizens United and Bush v Gore
Paul Rosenberg
Scalia let the innocent die, trampled our basic rights, gutted democracy and gave us George W. Bush. Good riddance
My accidental, alcohol-drinking pregnancy adventure
Rachel Levin
If I'd known I was pregnant, I surely would have been a teetotalling, anxious, paranoid nervous wreck. Oh well
Our Barbies, ourselves: The new diverse Barbies are progress — but we’re giving them too much power
Arielle Bernstein
Applauding the new range of Barbies is easy—teaching kids to look beyond their plastic toys for self-worth is hard
It took 20 years to shoot down vagrancy laws. Then we got stop-and-frisk
Risa Goluboff
The victory against vagrancy laws was a partial one, but it reminds us there's still hope for justice
The pledge of allegiance must go: A daily loyalty oath has become a toxic, nationalistic ritual
David Niose
We make students salute national greatness for 13 years. No wonder Trumpian anti-intellectuallism is on the march
Too real for reality TV — or even memoir: The new novels that dare use fiction to reveal secret truths
Hannah Tennant-Moore
I wrote nonfiction to capture truth. But it wasn't until I started a novel that I really did
Virgins and heroes: It took a while, but romance novels finally learned that no means no
Julie Tetel Andresen
In early 1970s romance novels, no sometimes meant yes and a rapist could figure as a hero. That was about to change
This is Donald Trump’s biggest lie: Our politicians have failed — but businessmen may be worse
David Masciotra
Washington might be broken. But that doesn't mean someone from the world of Wall Street knows how to fix it
My drinks with a CIA mastermind: Over pinot noir in Georgetown, some hidden truths emerge
Elsa Givan
The CIA's top lawyer met me in D.C. He was chillingly honest about his work -- and what he sees as real threats
I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple
Ann Neumann
Trading the rights of some--the dying--for others--the disabled--didn’t make sense to me. I had a lot to learn
Christopher Hitchens’ last years: Islam, the Iraq war and how a man of the left found his moment by breaking with the left
Daniel Oppenheimer
Hitch despised Clintons, religion and authoritarianism. After 9/11, he moved toward war. His flaw? George W. Bush
I gave my milk to another baby: Now I wonder why we don’t all do this
Elizabeth Small
We assume we're uniquely suited to serve our children’s needs. I found out the hard way this isn't always true
Hillary is her own worst enemy: No amount of progressive rebranding can change her record
Stephan Richter
Clinton has spent years serving a neoliberal agenda. Democratic voters are no longer buying what she's selling
“They’re all corruptions of American democracy”: Race, vote buying and the insidious new assault on the poor
Paul Rosenberg
Five dollars and a pork chop sandwich for your vote? That's the going rate in Louisiana. A famed historian explains
“White people, it’s not always about you”: Bill Maher and Killer Mike push back against right-wing Beyonce outrage
Brendan Gauthier
"The image of dancing black militants is like their nightmare come to life," said one panelist of Limbaugh and Rudy
“Vinyl” falls short: Too many cooks and too much noise override the spirit of the era
Sonia Saraiya
The ambitious new Martin Scorsese-produced HBO series can't quite keep its many threads in order
From YouTube to reality: “The Amazing Race” stacks new “social media” season with YouTube’s most likable guys
Scott Porch
Between BFFs Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl, they've conquered YouTube, podcasts, publishing and film—next, network TV
The complex life of Kanye: “The Life of Pablo” is West’s triumphant turn to hip-hop middle age — with some old habits that won’t die
Vanessa Okoth-Obbo
I watched his release in a theater in Geneva, Switzerland—here's how Yeezy's album show resonated across the pond
The Kanye-Taylor Industrial Complex must die: Can West and Swift stop feeding this aging, pointless “feud?”
Scott Timberg
What was once a legit beef now looks like shopworn stagecraft, allowing the two to bolster their brands
Yes, and … that joke is sexist: Improv troupes, unchecked creepiness and the toll that being “cool with it” takes
Arthur Chu
The #MadFunnyWomen are right—improv scenes are full of people and situations that smash comedy's needed safe zones
America needs a “Bernie Doctrine”: How Sanders’ foreign policy weakness could become a game-changing strength
Daniel Denvir
The Vermont senator has taken flack for his lack of attention to foreign policy. Here's how he should address it
Dear liberal white guys: Before you offer your critique of Beyoncé’s “Formation,” read this
Sean Trainor
If your friends are anything like mine, they have a lot of ill-advised opinions about Beyoncé—maybe this can help
Aaron Sorkin could ruin “To Kill a Mockingbird”: The last thing Atticus — or Scout — needs is his pithy, caffeinated touch
Scott Timberg
The "Newsroom" writer has his strengths -- but adapting Harper Lee's novel for Broadway will be a challenge for him
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