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Tulsi Gabbard (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Tulsi Gabbard was in more than one cult

Heather Digby Parton
Vice President JD Vance ( Caylo Seals/Getty Images)

Vance and the white working-class myth

Chauncey DeVega
A '90s-style feral summer (Lisa5201/Getty Images)

Side-eyeing the '90s summer trend

Andi Zeisler
"House of the Dragon." (Courtesy of HBO)

Without dragons, TV fantasy wouldn't fly

Melanie McFarland
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned green with algae bloom (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Why MAGA buys the Reflecting Pool hoax

Amanda Marcotte
President Donald Trump is flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

After Iran, Trump is desperate for a win

Heather Digby Parton
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Aug. 22, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump's MAGA brand is fading

Chauncey DeVega
John Early in "Maddie's Secret" (Magnolia Pictures)

"Maddie's Secret" is perfectly imperfect

Coleman Spilde
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth salutes graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy on May 23, 2026 in West Point, New York. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Hegseth wants to turn back the clock

Chauncey DeVega
Woody and Buzz Lightyear in "Toy Story 5" (Pixar)

"Toy Story 5" can't conquer tech

Coleman Spilde
(SnowInSummer/Getty Images)

What global superpower? America quits

Andrew O'Hehir
(Illustration by Salon / Apple TV / Steffan Hill / HBO / Helen Williams)

TV’s best relationships of 2026 (so far)

Melanie McFarland
Why are books so scary? (JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images)

Why not just ban all the books?

Andi Zeisler
SpaceX founder Elon Musk (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Can democracy survive trillionaires?

Chauncey DeVega
Donald Trump speaks at a press conference as Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on during the G7 Leaders' Summit, June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump's only way out: Resign

Brian Karem
Former President Barack Obama stands on stage with daughter Sasha Obama during the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in John Lewis Plaza on June 18, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump's envy soars over Obama Center

Amanda Marcotte
Participants ride a parade float during the 2026 Juneteenth Parade in Houston, June 13, 2026. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

What do we celebrate on Juneteenth?

Jerel Ezell
Matthew Rhys at "Widow's Bay." (Apple TV)

The "Widow's Bay" curse is all-American

Melanie McFarland
Donald Trump receives a tour of the Château de Versailles from President Emmanuel Macron, June 17, 2026. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump can't sell his lies at the G7

Heather Digby Parton
Vice President JD Vance appears on "The View" on June 16, 2026. (ABC/ Lou Rocco)

“The View” exposes flaw of Vance's act

Sophia Tesfaye
New York Knicks fans celebrate in Times Square (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

The Knicks' win was a Trump exorcism

Andi Zeisler
President Donald Trump and UFC CEO Dana White arrive for the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 14, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

UFC fight can't hide MAGA men's weakness

Amanda Marcotte
Ciryl Gane and Alex Pereira face off in a heavyweight interim title bout during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

When the White House becomes fight club

Chauncey DeVega
Alphy Kottaram (Rishi Nair), Geordie Keating (Robson Green) in "Grantchester." (Courtesy of Kudos, ITV, and MASTERPIECE.)

Cozy TV mysteries with a higher calling

Melanie McFarland
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