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President Donald Trump speaks to journalists at the Kennedy Center on Jan. 29, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

They said Trumpism was fading

Chauncey DeVega
Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose in "Schitt's Creek" (Ken Woroner/CBC)

Motherhood as a slapstick comedy

Melanie McFarland
Members of Team United States participate in training on day minus three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The Olympics matter in this fascist time

Andi Zeisler
After winning three Grammys, Jelly Roll refused to take a position on Donald Trump's deployment of ICE to enforce his mass deportation policy. (Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)

In defense of the “dumb redneck” defense

Alex Galbraith
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President Donald Trump said on February 1, 2026, that he plans to close the Kennedy Center for roughly two years for the facility to undergo construction. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Kennedy Center teaches MAGA a lesson

Amanda Marcotte
In his second term, President Donald Trump is openly profiteering from the presidency (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump is cashing in on the presidency

Heather Digby Parton
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have a choice to make on opposing President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign ( SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Democrats must take a moral stand on ICE

Chauncey DeVega
Johnny Knoxville in "Fear Factor: House of Fear" (Serguei Bachlakov/FOX)

The "Fear Factor" reboot is disgusting

Andi Zeisler
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Toro Taquitos at Barra Vieja (Jodyann Morgan)

Miami Beach still knows how to celebrate

Chaya Milchtein
MAGA commentator and podcast host Tucker Carlson is particularly skilled at pandering to the basest instincts of the right. (Olivier Touron / AFP via Getty Images)

How Jon Stewart created Tucker Carlson

Amanda Marcotte
"Melania" (Amazon MGM Studios/Muse Films)

The empty and foul Melania doc

Coleman Spilde
Donald Trump speaks as he receives the FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Washington, Dec. 5, 2025. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

World Cup boycott is a fantasy

Andrew O'Hehir
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An anti-ICE protest at a Target in Minneapolis. (Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

A wake-up call for white Americans

Chauncey DeVega
Amanda Seyfried as Nina Winchester in "The Housemaid" (Daniel McFadden/Lionsgate)

"The Housemaid" could save cinema

Coleman Spilde
Melania Trump attends the premiere of her documentary "Melania" at the Kennedy Center (Craig Hudson/Variety via Getty Images)

Why MAGA isn't rallying for “Melania”

Sophia Tesfaye
Still from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" showing Moore inside of the WJM newsroom, circa 1975 (Getty/Bettmann)

Mary Tyler Moore stands for Minneapolis

Melanie McFarland
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Overhead view of meal-prepped lasagna and green beans (Johner Images/Getty Images)

Eating the same thing isn’t failing

Ashlie D. Stevens
Members of the Proud Boys near the U.S. Supreme Court, Jan. 5, 2021. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Trump's second term: Jan. 6, only bigger

Kirk Swearingen
Contestant Michael, Gordon Ramsay and Tilly Ramsay in "MasterChef Junior" (Greg Gayne/Fox Media)

The lost joy of the TV chef who teaches

Melanie McFarland
President Donald Trump is facing criticism from Republicans over his administration's handling of two shooting deaths by federal agents in Minneapolis. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

The GOP wonders what's wrong with Trump

Brian Karem
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Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk is promoting the organization's "All-American Halftime Show." (Caylo Seals/Getty Images)

MAGA's alt halftime looks like a flop

Amanda Marcotte
Ashton Kutcher in "The Beauty" (FX)

Vanity meets violence in "The Beauty"

Andi Zeisler
A life-and-death morality play is unfolding on the streets of Minneapolis and across the country as the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign intensifies. (Getty Images)

Vice signaling fuels Trump's appeal

Chauncey DeVega
Rob Rausch in "The Traitors" (Euan Cherry/Peacock)

A Traitor's worst enemy is themself

Melanie McFarland
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