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Dolly Parton embodied the best parts of Appalachia
Jason Kyle Howard
Stereotypes have long defined the region. Parton showed the world its true heart — and offered a challenge
Dolly Parton’s TV specials showed her sparkle was universal
Melanie McFarland
Her telegenic charm turned TV specials into hits — and made that love feel personal
These women don’t trust politicians. They do trust Candace Owens
Mariel Padilla
Millions of people tune in to the conservative commentator each week. Here's why they trust her
Dolly Parton, American hero and icon of inclusion, dies at 80
Andi Zeisler
Social media explodes in grief at passing of singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist and absolute legend
Afghan Whigs don’t sound like the ’90s anymore
Caryn Rose
On "Soft Control," Greg Dulli and the Afghan Whigs prove 40 years hasn't dulled their edge
Fired columnist rehired as right’s Charlie Kirk campaign collapses
Sophia Tesfaye
Karen Attiah's firing by the Washington Post sparked a backlash the newspaper has paid for ever since
“It Ends” beat Hollywood at its own game to reach theaters
Coleman Spilde
Move over "Obsession," step aside "Backrooms" — Ullom's film fought to define Gen Z cinema
Sean Duffy’s Great American Road Grift
Melanie McFarland
Tag along with this YouTube road trip if you want to see America through a boring, MAGA lens
The internet is losing its third places
Alex Galbraith
Does anyone know where to hang out online anymore?
Jason Arday and the new politics of plagiarism
Roger J. Kreuz
The controversy over Arday’s work reflects an ongoing trend of ideological opponents levying plagiarism accusations
Even in loud movies, the power of silence is undeniable
Melanie McFarland
Whether in Charlie Chaplin's classics or action films like "Motor City," sometimes the best dialogue is none at all
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
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