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“Super Size Me” at 20: How America’s obesity conversation has evolved and stalled
Ashlie D. Stevens
The iconic documentary turned 20 this month — the same month Oprah and "South Park" released weight loss specials
The ephemeral organ: Researchers look closer at the placenta
Claire Marie Porter
A better understanding of the placenta may help curb maternal and fetal mortality rates, but progress is slow
“Going after their accusers”: “Fallen Idols” producers on Nick Carter and backlash against #MeToo
Gabriella Ferrigine
Docuseries producers on Aaron Carter's warmth, who refused interviews and what accusers face post-Johnny Depp trial
An end run around democracy: Red state Republicans hack the system
Heather Digby Parton
The GOP finds a way to permanently advantage their shrinking constituencies by corrupting election systems
“Terrible place”: Bill Maher warns a civil war “could happen here” — some already “pining” for it
Gabriella Ferrigine
"We have reached this place where each side thinks the other side is an existential threat," Maher told CNN
David Cay Johnston: “Trump’s bad behavior is going to cost him big in the hush-money trial”
Chauncey DeVega
"There are many ways to put Trump in prison," Johnston explains of the logistics of jailing a former president
“Top Chef” contestants had to put their spin on a classic Door County fish boil — but what is it?
Michael La Corte
While the Wisconsin meat raffle is somewhat common sense, the fish boil is . . . anything but
How student activism shapes the struggle for a better world
William D. Hartung
My years as a student activist at Columbia shaped me — and most of what we fought for, we won eventually
“I don’t want to see some glittery vampire”: Why Anne Rice’s undead reigns in a post-“Twilight” era
Melanie McFarland
Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson discuss the ways their eternal love story is more relatable than that other one
Conflict expert William Ury reveals the “cheapest concession you can make” negotiating
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Our modern era is marked by a surge in conflict. Navigating it should feel natural
Author Cass Sunstein unlocks what it takes to be as big as The Beatles
Mary Elizabeth Williams
"The number of amazing people who could be spectacularly successful, is really, really high," Sunstein says
“Hacks” wonders why saying sorry is rare in comedy
Melanie McFarland
“Never apologize for a joke,” says Deborah Vance, echoing many comedians. This episode challenges that notion
The zombie Trump effect
Heather Digby Parton
Decoding the polls gives us a clue into Joe Biden's problems
“Unbearable”: Women who accused Trump campaign of harassment face more harassment
Marilyn W. Thompson
Trump campaign used bullying tactics to launch private, relentless attacks against some of its own workers
The dystopian glam impact of David Bowie’s “Diamond Dogs” on artists from Lady Gaga to St. Vincent
Megan Volpert
Revisiting the power the 1974 album and Halloween Jack character as a challenge to gender norms and societal decay
“I love just unabashedly pop music”: How “Idea of You” songwriter crafted August Moon’s catchy sound
Nardos Haile
Savan Kotecha discusses making August Moon real, why Nicholas Galitzine killed it and being afraid to call Babyface
Apocalypse now, and always: On UFOs, AI and encounters with non-human intelligence
Troy Farah
Author and religious scholar D.W. Pasulka explores the blurred lines between technology and spirituality
“Is autocracy actually compelling?”: Jordan Klepper examines why we’re falling for Russian misinfo
Melanie McFarland
The "Daily Show" host asks whether Americans are naive or drawn to strongmen, and what that would mean to the world
“Victimhood is the entire brand!”: Jon Stewart calls out GOP over the real “cancel culture”
Gabriella Ferrigine
"Everything the right says cancel culture does to them is actually being done by MAGA," the late-night host argued
“Trump is all dominance, all the time”: New research reveals “his most formidable political asset”
Chauncey DeVega
UC Berkeley professor M. Steven Fish explains the way Trump's "character defects manifest what looks like bravery"
“Coercive climate” of Silicon Valley’s AI boom fuels “troubling” sex parties, researcher says
Rae Hodge
"Consensual non-consent": Women who work in Silicon Valley describe "dark side" of tech startup culture
“This happened with Vietnam too”: “The Sympathizer” star Alan Trong on the power of anti-war protest
Teresa Tran
The actor discusses the role he first read for, the legacy of US Vietnamese journalism and who Sonny is based on
Sociopaths and psychopaths are not necessarily monsters. Experts urge using these terms properly
Matthew Rozsa
Despite pop culture depictions of antisocial personalities as violent, the truth is far more complicated
“The truth is being told”: Amythyst Kiah on Beyoncé, Black country music roots and Appalachia
Nardos Haile
The singer-songwriter discusses PBS' "The Express Way," music healing her and how Appalachia is not "Deliverance"
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