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Ben Carson’s bizarro-world pyramid madness: This is why evangelicals adore him, and everyone else will find him nuts
Amanda Marcotte
Ben Carson is beloved by evangelical voters, but he probably won't appeal to others. He may not even want to
Enough about Kim Kardashian’s sex tape: How hard does a woman have to work to prove she’s earned her success?
Rachel Kramer Bussel
Rebel Wilson's criticism of the Kardashian women is a too-easy shortcut around calling out real issues
Jennifer Lawrence found an easier solution to the gender pay gap with her new Amy Schumer collaboration: “There’s not really boys in it”
Anna Silman
Lawrence and Schumer are keeping the focus on themselves, playing sisters in their new comedy
Ronda Rousey gives terrible sex advice: “If you need lube, then you’re being lazy” shows she has no business telling other people how to get off
Rachel Kramer Bussel
Experts agree Rousey's latest "do-nothing" accusation — otherwise known as "lube-shaming" — is way off the mark
One pill the first day, four to follow: The safe alternative to clinic-based abortions that women aren’t using
Valerie Tarico
Conservative politicians have erected a barricade of “health regulations” that have nothing to do with health
San Francisco sells its soul: Money rules the city now, bohemia be damned
Steve Rosenfeld
Chalk another one up for the tech billionaires. Tuesday's ballot votes are an assault on the city's very history
Jennifer Lawrence needs to watch Amy Schumer’s “Last F**kable Day”: This is her ingenue blind spot
Nico Lang
J-Law demands wage parity for women in Hollywood, while ignoring the role she plays in sidelining older actresses
Bob Dylan’s “electric trilogy” masterpieces: I played all 18 discs and 357 tracks. Here’s why you should
Erik Nelson
Over 14 months Bob Dylan changed music with three albums. He's finally released the full story. I played every note
The Spike Lee “Chi-raq” trap: For black directors, even a film trailer is an impossibly high-stakes release
Shannon M. Houston
Criticism of Lee's latest film is heating up before the movie even opens — that's the burden of representation
“Trumbo” and the long, dark shadow of the blacklist: How a Hollywood gossip columnist launched the culture wars
Andrew O'Hehir
Bryan Cranston brings life to a left-wing Hollywood hero -- but don't feel so sure the blacklist was defeated
Checking in: Why is hotel sex so hot?
Carrie Weisman
There's something about staying in a hotel that lends itself to feeling sexual. Here's why
Robin Williams’ last gift: His death is helping us talk about letting go of life with courage
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The actor's widow says she doesn't blame him for his final choice
Not playing fair: How Christine Fair, defender of U.S. drone program in Pakistan, twists the facts — and may have conflicts of her own
Ben Norton
Leading drone defender Christine Fair claims critics are biased, yet is widely accused of her own double standards
Michael Moore’s gutsy new film: Our military has not won a war since World War II
Sophia A. McClennen
Look out: Moore's new film opens with assertion sure to inflame the right, then suggests we "invade" for good ideas
Stop pretending right-wing Christians are being persecuted. They’re the ones who just overturned LGBT equality in Houston
Sean Illing
Think there's a war on Christianity? When was the last time Christians' equal rights were put up to a public vote?
These are not the only nuts: Tea Party governors and anti-LGBT statutes win when we stupidly stay home
Amanda Marcotte
How did conservatives crush a popular anti-discrimination ordinance in Houston? Urban legends and low voter turnout
Amazon wants to be hated: First it kills the bookstore, then it wears its skin
Scott Timberg
Behold the brick-and-mortar monster staggering about Seattle, bellowing "data with a heart!" at bewildered readers
Robin Williams’ widow opens up about legal battle over his estate: “Every inch of that home has our laughter, our playfulness, our joy, our tears”
Anna Silman
Susan Williams and her stepchildren engaged in an almost year long legal dispute over her late husband's estate
“Star Trek” vs. peak TV: How can the campy, hopeful space drama compete with “Game of Thrones” and “The Walking Dead”?
Sonia Saraiya
A show that is so fundamentally a product of the old approach to television may not work in 2017
Is there a G-spot orgasm or isn’t there?: 7 myths you’ve been taught about vaginas
Carrie Weisman
There's a whole lot of misinformation floating around about vaginas. Let's debunk a few of those myths
Kris Kobach just got busted: Leader of GOP’s voter suppression crusade spoke before white nationalist group
Sophia Tesfaye
Surprise! A man who wants to make it harder for minorities to vote keeps some pretty racist company
Robin Williams’ widow opens up about his suicide: “It was not depression that killed Robin”
Anna Silman
Susan Williams spoke to Good Morning America about her husband's struggles with Lewy Body Dementia
They all fear real questions. Problem is, a gutless media isn’t asking them
Bill Curry
The Republicans wage war on a straw man: Our political debates are frozen, and so is our democracy
Relax, America, Syrian refugees won’t be hijacking your way of life
Lev Golinkin
They’re not coming here to steal anyone’s life; they’ll be too exhausted trying to start a basic life of their own
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