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Harry and Meghan’s UK return tests a press under fire
Melanie McFarland
The unrelentingly cruel media that the Sussexes moved to America to escape must be hungrily awaiting their return
“The End of Oak Street” does pastiche right
Coleman Spilde
In a studio culture obsessed with nostalgia, David Robert Mitchell's dino thriller knows what we truly want
AI’s abortion misinformation problem
Nicole Karlis
Reproductive rights advocates are pushing back as AI chatbots misdirect abortion seekers
Hayden Panettiere lived out TV’s myth of the indestructible girl
Melanie McFarland
The "Heroes" and "Nashville" star lived a demanding life weighed down by unreasonable expectations
“Ice Princess” quietly defined Hayden Panettiere’s whole career
Coleman Spilde
In the 2005 film, Panettiere and Michelle Trachtenberg's search for greatness feels eerily prophetic
“Her Private Hell” belongs to Sophie Thatcher
Coleman Spilde
Nicolas Winding Refn's neon-drenched fable finally gives Thatcher the role she deserves
Here’s why we like some superheroes more than others
Melanie McFarland
Maybe it's easier to be chosen than worthy
“Talladega Nights” predicted America’s Sunbelt shift
Alex Galbraith
Twenty years ago, Will Ferrell's stock car manchild presaged an overheated era of US culture
Welcome to Venecky?
CK Smith
A Kentucky school's botched student planner is ridiculous — but it's hardly the troubled district's biggest problem
“One Night Only” and the summer of rom-com sex talk
Coleman Spilde
Three new films find room for intimacy in a slide toward fascism
Gen Z isn’t killing nightlife, it’s just drinking differently
Francesca Giangiulio
Behind the sober-generation stereotype is careful spending and new ways to go out
Fox News tried to dunk on the WNBA. It missed
Sophia Tesfaye
While the network talks about Caitlin Clark and the trans panic, the league's popularity is soaring
HBO’s “Lanterns” questions what makes a hero—and who gets to be one
Melanie McFarland
The DCU's new drama uses Hal Jordan and John Stewart's tense team-up to take a swing at America's meritocracy myth
We’re all amateur food safety inspectors now
Ashlie D. Stevens
MAHA wants Americans to scrutinize their food. Taylor Farms recalls show how hard that has become
In protecting women from body-shaming, we lost something important
Candice Frederick
Scrutiny over Ariana Grande, Kaia Gerber and Jenna Ortega’s bodies exposes how little we’ve learned
Anthony Bourdain would have hated his own biopic
Coleman Spilde
Matt Johnson's uninspired "Tony" confines Bourdain to the public's imagination. It sorely lacks Bourdain's depth
Trump’s catering-truck farce
Ashlie D. Stevens
Trump usually directs the food spectacle. The reported catering-truck escape briefly made him part of the scenery
AOC exposes MAGA’s motherhood hypocrisy
Amanda Marcotte
The New York congresswoman freezes her eggs, and Republicans show their true feelings
The entire U.S. economy is basically a giant betting app
Troy Farah
Senators oppose gambling on wildfire outcomes, but the financial sector rewards amoral wagers
Brad Pitt’s sobriety story deserves more scrutiny
Coleman Spilde
Celebrity culture continues to shield powerful men from accountability
Helaena was too good for “House of the Dragon”
Kelly McClure
Helaena's refusal to play the game for power makes her "House of the Dragon's" most quietly radical character
Mike Rogers is the real radical in the Michigan Senate race
Heather Digby Parton
While Abdul El-Sayed works to unite Democrats, the GOP nominee is embracing dangerous parts of the MAGA agenda
50 years later, the Ramones’ debut still defines punk
Caryn Rose
The band's first album flopped in 1976, but its influence on popular culture remains undeniable
Hong Kong street food moved indoors
Howie Southworth
Street food in Hong Kong is leaving the curb for shops, malls and apps without losing its old-school soul
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