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“It’s not the thing, it’s the story about the thing”: Andy Kaufman’s life was one long performance
Gary M. Kramer
Director Alex Braverman’s documentary "Thank You Very Much" examines the mystery surrounding Kaufman’s persona
How queer nightlife shaped Chicago — and America
Brandon Summers-Miller
"The dance kept us in the fight, because it was the dance we were fighting for"
“People don’t have to leave”: Under Trump, resistance means promoting trans “visibility and joy”
Tatyana Tandanpolie
Activists are responding to anti-trans bigotry by redoubling their efforts to provide safe and inclusive spaces
“Reading builds empathy”: The case for saving America’s libraries
Melanie McFarland
America needs "third places" like our libraries more than we ever have, both functionally and philosophically
“Get me to God’s country”: Wallen storms off “Saturday Night Live”
Alex Galbraith
The "I'm The Problem" singer exited "SNL" before the credits rolled
“The Friend” gives a voice to those of us hounded by self-obsessed dog parents
Coleman Spilde
For service workers, the egocentric first-time dog owner in "The Friend" will be all too familiar
War zone innovation: For Palestinians, survival has meant creativity
Carlyn Zwarenstein
Adaptation, perseverance, "delusional" hope. Our world needs the ingenuity Gazans offer in spades
Rebel comrades: How Russian imperial nostalgia found its Confederate soul
Dzmitry Halko
Russia's Kremlin loyalists and America's MAGA faithful have a lot in common — and they're both enslaved by the past
Rethinking Yoko: David Sheff’s biography challenges decades of misinformation
Kenneth Womack
Drawing from his friendship with Ono, Sheff examines her personal struggles and pivotal role in Lennon’s legacy
“Remove improper ideology”: Trump puts Vance in charge of purging the Smithsonian Institution
Griffin Eckstein
The White House wants the quasi-independent network of museums to remove "improper ideology" from its collections
The media learned all the wrong lessons from 2024
Chauncey DeVega
Why the press is ramping up its acts of anticipatory obedience to the Trump regime
MTG pitting Elon’s DOGE against NPR and PBS is a literal hot mess
Melanie McFarland
PBS and NPR have successfully defended public media from defunding in the past. This time feels different
Sadopolitics: Why MAGA clings tighter to Trump the more his policies hurt them
Chauncey DeVega
Psychology helps to explain why Trump’s followers will not abandon him
Costa Rica’s eco-resorts are rewriting the rules of luxury travel
Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu
"Pura Vida" isn't just a slogan
Greenland builds up police presence ahead of “highly aggressive” US visit
Tatyana Tandanpolie
Police have been deployed ahead of the second lady's visit later this week
From “Mar-a-Lago face” to uncanny AI art: MAGA loves ugly in submission to Trump
Amanda Marcotte
One of the swiftest ways to "trigger" the liberals is looking awful
The shocking twist of “Dolores Claiborne”? Being a difficult woman isn’t a crime
Tom Joudrey
New interviews with the "Dolores Claiborne" cast and creators reveal how it subverted a popular '90s trope
Disney’s “Snow White” sidesteps a legacy of bad disability representation
Kristen Lopez
The live-action film avoids directly addressing its Dwarfs controversy by reimagining them as "magical creatures"
“Ripe with potential”: Here’s what real estate developer speak really means
Cara Michelle Smith
It sounds a lot like English, but takes on an entirely new meaning in their native dialect
Taking down Jackie Robinson reveals what the fight against DEI is all about
Heather Digby Parton
The Trump administration wants to pretend that the world is a meritocracy where white men happen to be the best
“They basically want to kill me”: GOP efforts to turn Musk into a MAGA martyr are backfiring
Amanda Marcotte
Even conservatives can't muster pity for a whining billionaire coming for Granny's Social Security
“Severance” and the horrors of RTO: The case against bringing your best self to work
Melanie McFarland
The divide between Lumon's workaholic "innies" and sad "outies" proves we should save our best energy for ourselves
“No future election is going to fix the problem”: Trump’s war on education is worse than it looks
Chauncey DeVega
Legal scholar Derek Black: America's schools are being targeted by Trump in a way that fuels autocratic populism
The “free speech” facade fronting political censorship
Michael Serazio
The more censorship Trump pursues, the louder his boasts about “free speech” will get
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