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“Tenacity & gratitude”: 2026 graduations hear strong advice and push back on intentional controversy
CK Smith
Graduation season 2026 shows how universities struggle to maintain consensus over what is wisdom and inspiration
“Amadeus” argues that every great artist needs a nemesis
Melanie McFarland
Out of all the legendary musical beefs, the fable rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri is our greatest hit
The new Helen of Troy is Black — and that’s upsetting racists
CK Smith
The controversy of Lupita Nyong'o in “The Odyssey” echoes earlier backlash to casting in other fantasy adaptations
Teddy Thompson is music’s best-kept secret
Jason Kyle Howard
A longtime critical darling, the singer-songwriter’s latest album “Never Be the Same” deserves to be widely heard
The Christian right hijacks America’s 250th
Amanda Marcotte
Trump's Rededicate 250 event erases the U.S.'s secular history
“Michael,” Harry Potter and the death of the problematic fave
Melanie McFarland
"Michael" and the Potterverse are booming. Apparently, we're done feeling bad about what that means
Stop trying to make joy jars a thing
Andi Zeisler
The container of affirmations — or is it a glass of grievances? — sums up the emptiness of algorithm-driven content
Paul McCartney’s “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” turns memory into melody
Kenneth Womack
"This was a lot of memories of Liverpool for me," he remarked in a recent Abbey Road Studios listening session
Bob Dylan’s baffling social media experiment
Caryn Rose
Dylan's cryptic content has turned his Instagram and Patreon into a captivating puzzle, fueling endless speculation
Five meals, one fridge clean-out
Ashlie D. Stevens
A no-spend week of pastina, shakshuka and pantry alchemy
Can rural-urban dialogue fix America’s broken democracy?
Chauncey DeVega
The U.S. seems hopelessly divided. These Americans think otherwise
Have we forgotten how to have a good time?
Andi Zeisler
"Party Coach" Evan Cudworth wants to get us off our phones, out of our grinds, and back into fun for fun’s sake
Neil Gorsuch’s right-wing book tour blows up in his face
Sophia Tesfaye
Supreme Court justice’s interviews with friendly media get a cold reception from conservatives
“Rooster” ends with women in the lead
Melanie McFarland
Bill Lawrence's latest comedy closes by kicking male wish fulfillment to the curb to spotlight what women want
Trump’s war against wokeness is not new
Heather Digby Parton
Only the acronyms have changed in the fight to purge the National Endowment for the Humanities and "woke" education
What makes an actress “mother”?
Coleman Spilde
"Mother" escaped its ballroom roots and proliferated Hollywood over the last 10 years. Time to pump the brakes
Trump’s newest gold statue revives “golden calf” criticism
CK Smith
Trump’s fascination with gold aesthetics fuels criticism from religious observers uneasy with his imagery, branding
The resilience of uchche, bitter melon
Madhushree Ghosh
A bitter melon vine in San Diego becomes a lifeline to family, memory and the complicated meaning of home
“When it finally happens”: The weaponization of euphemism in MAGA’s shadow
Troy Farah
Social media openly longs for the death of an individual who is hardly ever named
How Ted Turner went from cinema’s “butcher” to its champion
Melanie McFarland
Turner shocked Hollywood by colorizing classic film gems. Founding Turner Classic Movies cleaned the slate
I read the right-wing women’s magazine sex issue so you don’t have to
Amanda Marcotte
Evie magazine, conservatism's answer to Cosmo, tried to make "trad" sexy. It failed
Tiffany’s “Pop Life” blends Beatles fandom with comfort food nostalgia
Nicole Michael
The '80s icon dishes with "Everything Fab Four" on her musical roots and her culinary second act
Enough with the “-maxxing”
Joy Saha
The Gen Z-coined suffix has infiltrated lifestyle and dietary spaces, encouraging us to obsess over what we eat
The “Devil Wears Prada 2” wake-up call
Coleman Spilde
At the Met Gala and beyond, consumers must reconcile the same choices as the Miranda Priestlys of the world
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