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Workers clear debris at Ground Zero following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, mid-to-late September 2001. (Peter Turnley/Getty Images)

America keeps abandoning its heroes

Bob Hennelly
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (Disney/Randy Holmes)

More FCC "nonsense" for Jimmy Kimmel

Melanie McFarland
Jason Sudeikis and Tanya Reynolds in "Ted Lasso," now streaming on Apple TV. (Courtesy Apple TV)

The "Ted Lasso" problem Ted can't see

Melanie McFarland
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., attends a roundtable discussion on soil health alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins on July 15, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

GOP doctor-politicians break their oath

Heather Digby Parton
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on the release of 9/11-related documents at City Hall on Sept. 8, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Post-9/11 hate is taking a new form

Pawan Dhingra
Grace Ann Nader, left, and Brooks Nader attend the U.S. premiere of "Practical Magic 2" on Aug. 31, 2026, in Los Angeles. The sisters partnered with Astral Tequila to promote the film as part of a broader trend of studios enlisting influencers for movie marketing. (Chloe Kern / FilmMagic)

Influencers are squeezing out critics

Kristen Lopez
The New England Patriots face off against the Cleveland Browns during a preseason game on Aug. 27, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)

I can't quit the NFL

Dimitrios Aletras Jr.
A supporter of President Donald Trump wears a glitter jacket ahead of the 2026 Republican National Committee (RNC) Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center on Sept. 8, 2026, in Dallas. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump's emotional support convention

Amanda Marcotte
Actor Casper Van Dien on the set of "Starship Troopers" (TriStar Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Trump's fascist Space Force dress-up

Alex Galbraith
Mariska Hargitay (Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage/Getty Images)

The safest Emmys host yet

Candice Frederick
Erika Kirk speaks during the memorial service for her husband, right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, on Sept. 21, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Why Erika Kirk failed as TPUSA's leader

Amanda Marcotte
ockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 6. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP via Getty Images)

"GTA VI" leaks versus the Epstein files

Troy Farah
Anne Laure Sellier in "Chronovisor" (Grasshopper Film)

"Chronovisor" rewards close readers

Coleman Spilde
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Sept. 1, 2026. (Peter Kovalev/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin is testing Europe — but how far?

Andrew O'Hehir
President Donald Trump departs after delivering remarks at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence on Aug. 14, 2026, in Garden City, New York. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Trump's weird war against the states

Heather Digby Parton
Actor Terry Crews of "Idiocracy" reprises his role as President Camacho at SXSW Film Festival on March 12, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Robby Klein/Getty Images)

20 years on, "Idiocracy" is worthless

Alex Galbraith
(Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Diyosa Carter)

When your library keeps score

Ashlie D. Stevens
Harry Styles performs on stage during his "Together, Together" tour on May 17, 2026, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Anthony Pham/Getty Images for HS)

Harry Styles' answer to toxic manhood

Dimitrios Aletras Jr.
Isaac Mizrahi and Naomi Campbell in "Unzipped" (Janus Films)

"Unzipped" captures a designer’s nuance

Coleman Spilde
Associate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. attends inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Alito is complicit in climate disaster

Troy Farah
Antonia Thomas & Josh Dylan in "Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence" (Nick Wall//Courtesy of BritBox)

This Agatha Christie show is disarming

Melanie McFarland
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

It's time for Trump to fire Pete Hegseth

Brian Karem
Second lady Usha Vance and Vice President JD Vance arrive for a military mothers celebration in the East Room of the White House on May 6, 2026. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

JD's chivalry to Usha fools no one

Amanda Marcotte
Mark Zuckerberg (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Meta builds AI "for everyone" in secret

Alex Galbraith
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