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From “A New Hope” to no hope at all: “Star Wars,” Tolkien and the sinister and depressing reality of expanded universes
Gerry Canavan
When fantasy sagas never end, we see the cycles of brutality and totalitarianism that fuel them don't, either
The homeopathy backlash is on: Alternative medicine faces ban in U.K.
Reynard Loki
Members of parliament say the treatment's health benefits are unproven and its use is a waste of taxpayer money
Best TV of 2015: The most compelling performances of the year
Sonia Saraiya
Here are the 8 actors you couldn't take your eyes off of, who stole every scene they were in
Cops ignored his calls for help: Report into grisly murder of disabled Iranian refugee by British racists
Ben Norton
Bijan Ebrahimi endured constant racism in the U.K. In 2013 he was burned alive after cops ignored his 12 calls.
“I didn’t feel fit to be a mother:” I was holding it together, pushing through, getting by, and then one night, I wasn’t
Mary T. McCarthy
Mental illness is in my blood, but nothing could have prepared me for the night I nearly lost everything
“Harry Potter” and the quarter-life crisis: “The Magicians” conjures the dark side of an enchanted education
Sonia Saraiya
Syfy’s adaptation of Lev Grossman's popular series makes big changes but keeps the heart of the original books
Of course Rachel Dolezal isn’t black: Her sympathetic comeback media tour proves it
Shannon M. Houston
Inescapable white privilege grants Dolezal 2 new sensitive profiles urging us to empathize with her struggles
“Come from nothing, blow up and die”: Reflections on Scott Weiland dig into the self-destructive rock star myth
Annie Zaleski
In the week since Weiland died, the tributes have said so much about what we think we know about musicians
Donald Trump “has gone way over the line”: Hillary Clinton unloads on Trump, NRA, more, in revealing Seth Meyers interview
Sarah Burris
"What he is saying now is not only shameful and wrong" Clinton tells Seth Meyers
Trump’s dark victory: Even Republicans are speaking out against the Donald’s hateful Mussolini parody. But can the damage be undone?
Andrew O'Hehir
Yes, it's time to use the F-word, and to stand against tyranny and hate. But the problem goes way beyond Trump
Scott Weiland’s ex-wife nails our shallow obsession with dead rock stars: “Don’t glorify this tragedy with talk of rock and roll and the demons”
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A no-holds-barred letter in Rolling Stone reveals the truth about addiction's toll on family and children
Wingnuts come completely unscrewed: San Bernardino has unleashed their ugliest fear-mongering since 9/11
Steven Rosenfeld
The right is terrorizing the public as well as ISIS. A vast majority of Americans now expect an attack on U.S. soil
The GOP’s mass shooting hypocrisy is fueling its cancerous rage
Heather Digby Parton
After each tragedy, Republicans look for anything to blame but guns. Now they're taking Islamophobia to new heights
6 dispiriting truths about America’s billionaires
Steven Rosenfeld
Mark Zuckerberg is applauded for his $44 billion donation, but he and his ilk are still driving income inequality
Gun violence is America’s cardinal sin: Why we won’t do anything about a raging epidemic
Eesha Pandit
In the last week, we've twice been reminded that many of our leaders think that murder is a price worth paying
America is obsessed with “terrorism”: Why our furious debate over semantics could be hurting us
Marcy Wheeler
It's important that we determine whether an act was terrorism or not. But we badly need to be smarter about it
The Second Amendment must go: We ban lawn darts. It’s time to ban guns
Hollis Phelps
We are one nation, forever f*cked by the NRA and an outdated and dangerous read of the Constitution. Let's fix it
This is why Trump is winning: “Muslim Killers,” manipulated fear and the other mass shooting we ignored
Paula Young Lee
The same day that 14 were killed in San Bernardino, 4 were shot in Savannah—and that barely made the news
Keep coming out, Holland Taylor: The Hollywood trend of “I was never in” sets LGBT visibility back
Nico Lang
It might look like progress when queer celebrities downplay their sexuality to the press, but we're not there yet
5 depressing signs America isn’t what it used to be
Paul Buchheit
The unpaid taxes of 500 companies alone could support the entire country's unemployed. Capitalism has ruined us
CNN’s ugly, racial victim blaming: A sad low in Freddie Gray coverage
Ben Norton
CNN calls Freddie Gray "the son of an illiterate heroin addict," in latest example of media double standards
Sinead O’Connor’s troubling spiral: Sharing her breakdown on Facebook might have saved her life
Mary Elizabeth Williams
O'Connor's openness about a suicide attempt is difficult to watch, but the support she gains could be worth it
The Republican Party is now America’s largest hate group
Daniel Denvir
Led by Donald Trump, the GOP has abandoned its traditional dogwhistles in favor of a more overt approach to racism
Thanksgiving, medieval style: Give thanks that “Red Deer testicles” and “living eels in roasted pig” aren’t on the menu today
Noah Charney
Today we feast and give thanks for what we have—and what we no longer have to eat
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