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How to speak Na’vi: An interview with the creator of the alien tongue in “Avatar”
Matthew Rozsa
Dr. Paul Frommer is a linguistics consultant, a professor at USC — and creator of the alien language in "Avatar"
Is Dry January a little too dry for you? Why more people are opting for a “Damp January”
Nicole Karlis
Those who don't want to go full teetotaler are choosing a "Damp January," in which they drink just a bit less
Ron DeSantis is tripling-down on the culture war — and running hard toward 2024
Heather Digby Parton
Just inaugurated for a second term, the Sunshine State's happy warrior isn't staying in Tallahassee much longer
America’s theater of the absurd: Our politics has become an endless carnival
Chris Hedges
Last week's power struggle between warring factions of charlatans, con men and "influencers" was only the beginning
In PA county jails, guards use pepper spray and stun guns to subdue people in mental crisis
Brett Sholtis
1 in 3 “use of force” incidents in Pennsylvania county jails involved someone in a mental health crisis
Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to be a mainstream Republican now. Sadly, the media will let it happen
Amanda Marcotte
Greene is walking the path laid by the Tea Party, in which today's extremists become tomorrow's new GOP normal
Put the popcorn away, folks: Kevin McCarthy is speaker of the House, and that’s no joke
Chauncey DeVega
As usual, the mockery was a way to avoid the real emotions we should feel: How the hell did America get here?
Expert: Israel’s changing demographics show far-right rule is here to stay
Michael Brenner
The next generation of Israelis are becoming increasingly religious, and the new government represents that change
Marjorie Taylor Greene says QAnon beliefs are “so far in the past”
Kelly McClure
"I had easily gotten sucked into some things I had seen on the internet," Greene said in a Fox interview on Sunday
What’s out for 2023? The in/out list
Alison Stine
Just when you thought middle school was over, it comes back for us all with judgy lists
Do accents disappear?
Chris C. Palmer, Michelle Devereaux
People in Boston are pronouncing their R's. Southerners are losing their drawl. What's going on?!
Barbara Walters knew we wanted the juice
Melanie McFarland
The legendary newscaster is remembered for her many firsts, but her revealing interviewing style transformed news
Calling Deion Sanders a sellout ignores the growing role of clout-chasing in college sports
Jabari M. Evans
Many ardent fans, particularly from the Black community, reacted to his leaving Jackson State with disbelief
“One nation united under pasta”: How the “discovery of pasta” shaped Italy
Luca Cesari
"Many popular beliefs about the origin and evolution of classic Italian dishes . . . are flat-out wrong"
America’s epidemic of loneliness: The raw material for fascism
Chauncey DeVega
Both young Americans and seniors feel increasingly isolated — and this problem is central to our political crisis
Meet the new MAGA generation: These newly-elected Republicans set to join Team MTG
Igor Derysh
With the new Congress convening, these MAGA diehards and election deniers are key to the fragile GOP majority
What happens when a family caregiver needs caregiving?
Pamela Appea
Overworked family caregivers are experiencing skyrocketing rates of anxiety and depression
“Hot girl food”: How food porn changed in 2022
Ashlie D. Stevens
Cheese pulls and fried egg-topped hamburgers are out. Popping open a tin of sardines is in
“The Last of Us” could change how Hollywood does video games, but hateful gamers make it difficult
Troy Farah
HBO's post-apocalyptic series features a wasteland flowing with blood, fungi ... and online trolls?
Disney’s Black mermaid is no breakthrough — look at the literary subgenre of Black mermaid fiction
Jessica Pressman
Disney’s portrayal of a nonwhite mermaid is only controversial is due to 150 years of whitewashing
From “Aquaman” to “Avatar,” ocean-centric blockbusters are eroding our terrestrial bias
Ryan Poll
Heroes like Aquaman and Namor can revive interest in the blue humanities to examine ecology, race and capitalism
“They got Daddy”: Reckoning with my grandfather’s kidnapping, racial terror and our family’s trauma
Sharon Tubbs
My grandfather was brutalized for suing a white cop in Jim Crow Alabama. Here's what reporting the story taught me
What I learned from years in the internet’s dark corners: We need real connections
Andy Kroll
I spent five years exploring conspiracy-theory rabbit holes. There's a way to escape: Real people in the real world
5 of our favorite cookbooks to carry you into 2023
Ashlie D. Stevens
These staff picks are accessible, informative and, above all, delicious
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