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The author in front of St. Elmo's steakhouse (Jodyann Morgan)

A travel writer's guide to Indy

Chaya Milchtein
Viola Davis stars in "The Woman King" (Sony Pictures/Ilze Kitshoff)

The historic conundrum of "Woman King"

Melanie McFarland
Protein folding, 3D illustration (Getty Images/ CHRISTOPH BURGSTEDT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

No, AI won't change Big Pharma

Jeffrey Lee Funk, Gary N. Smith
Kathy Najimy as Mary Sanderson, Bette Midler as Winifred Sanderson, and Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Sanderson in "Hocus Pocus 2" (Photo by Matt Kennedy/Disney)

“Hocus Pocus” and scary parents

Alison Stine
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A dancer juggles fire as a 52-foot tall wooden man as it goes up in flames September 2, 2000 during the 15th annual Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada. (David McNew/Newsmakers/Getty Images)

Burning Man and our thirst for ritual

Dimitris Xygalatas - The Conversation
Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in Lucasfilm's "ANDOR" (Lucasfilm/Disney)

"Andor" presents a Star Wars spy like us

Melanie McFarland
Conservative political commentator, writer, and lawyer Ben Shapiro during a break of the filming of his show The Ben Shapiro Show on September 26, 2018 in Los Angles, CA (Jessica Pons/ For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Why is conservative culture so lousy?

Amanda Marcotte
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Ron DeSantis' genius plan goes sideways

Heather Digby Parton
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Nick Cannon speaks onstage at "Hip Hop & Mental Health: Facing The Stigma Together" at The GRAMMY Museum on June 25, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Prince Williams/Getty Images)

Stop joking about Nick Cannon's kids

D. Watkins
Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas (R) and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., are seen outside the Senate chamber on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

So who are the real "elites"?

Kirk Swearingen
Sarah Michelle Gellar as ‘The Headmaster’ in "Do Revenge" (Kim Simms/Netflix)

"Do Revenge" and the slaying Headmaster

Alison Stine
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews before boarding Air Force One for his last time as President on January 20, 2021. (Pete Marovich - Pool/Getty Images)

It's a scary time — but Trump is cooked

Brian Karem
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Audience members put their index finger up to symbolize America First while President Donald Trump speaks at a Save America Rally to support Republican candidates running for state and federal offices in the state of Ohio at the Covelli Centre on September 17, 2022 in Youngstown, Ohio. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Trump's QAnon rally: Chaos reigns

Chauncey DeVega
Earth Wind & Fire (David Redfern/Redferns)

Do you remember why we love "September"?

Melanie McFarland
U.S. President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr speak in the Oval Office before signing an executive order related to regulating social media (Doug MIlls-Pool/Getty Images)

Bill Barr's crackpot theory got us here

Heather Digby Parton
Former Treasury Secretary & White House Economic Advisor Larry Summers. (Robin Marchant/Getty Images)

Can Larry Summers please shut up now?

Celia Viggo Wexler
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Full-length image of a group of strikers from the Construction Workers Union holding signs while picketing for higher wages. (Lambert/Getty Images)

Strikes are coming: It will get ugly

Chris Hedges
A sign for Unit 5 of Death Row, in a US prison, circa 1990. (Michael Brennan/Getty Images)

Alabama plans to kill a man: But how?

Austin Sarat
Milly Alcock and Theo Nate in "House of the Dragon" (Ollie Upton / HBO)

"Dragon's" crimes against terpsichore

Melanie McFarland
Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump taught Ron DeSantis well

Amanda Marcotte
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Crowds arrive for the "Stop the Steal" rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Will any Republican ever admit defeat?

Heather Digby Parton
Queen Elizabeth II departs Hoover House following lunch at Stanford University during her West Coast tour of the United States accompanied by Prince Philip on March 3, 1983 in Palo Alto, California. (George Rose/Getty Images)

Why the Queen inspired American women

Arianne Chernock - The Conversation
A pair of faded and torn Trump flags hang on an old barn in Brunswick, Maryland on April 25, 2021. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

I voted for Trump — twice. I was wrong

Rich Logis
Julian Jones, Milly Alcock and Fabien Frankel on "House of the Dragon" (Ollie Upton / HBO)

Rhaenyra's character assassination

Alison Stine
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