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Alan Cumming in "The Traitors" (Euan Cherry/Peacock)

Long live "The Traitors"

Melanie McFarland
US President Joe Biden (L) with California Governor Gavin Newsom, speaks during a briefing from CalFire officials on the Palisades wildfire at Santa Monica Fire Station #5 in California on January 8, 2025. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

On any other day this might seem strange

Brian Karem
President Jimmy Carter makes a point during a speech to the congregation of a church. (Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Evangelical hate of Carter led to MAGA

Amanda Marcotte
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at a Turning Point Action campaign rally at the Thomas & Mack Center on October 24, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Can a great man of history be stopped?

Chauncey DeVega
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Quinta Brunson and Kaitlin Olson on "Abbott Elementary" (Disney/Gilles Mingasson)

A "Sunny" visit to "Abbott Elementary"

Melanie McFarland
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump participates in an Univision town hall hosted by Enrique Acevedo in Doral, Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump's minions prepare for war

Heather Digby Parton
Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

MAGA grandpa is about to get much worse

Amanda Marcotte
Talk show host Jerry Springer pauses to listen to his guests and audience on the set during the taping of The Jerry Springer Show. (Ralf-Finn Hestoft/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Jerry Springer: A preview of our finale

Melanie McFarland
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Young man watching TV at night (Getty Images/blackCAT)

Overhead lighting is ruining everything

Coleman Spilde
Former US President Donald Trump walks back to the courtroom after a break in his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on April 30, 2024. (JUSTIN LANE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

One man is making Trump face justice

Austin Sarat
Female nutritionist discussing with her client about fruit portion in diet. (Getty Images/vgajic)

America needs a lifestyle revolution

Heidi Prather
Office chairs wrapped in bubble wrap (Getty Images/FangXiaNuo)

Empty offices could fix housing crisis

Zain Jaffer
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Thomas Jefferson side-eying Mike Johnson (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why the fake "Jefferson prayer" matters

Amanda Marcotte
Nikki Glaser during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Rich Polk/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty Images)

Nikki Glaser wins as Golden Globes host

Melanie McFarland
The U.S. Capitol is seen across the National Mall as supporters of President Donald Trump begin to gather for a rally on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

The triumph of Jan. 6 for Donald Trump

Heather Digby Parton
Clark County fire vehicles surround the valet area where a Cybertruck caught fire at the Trump International Hotel on January 1, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (David Becker for the Washington Post)

What links Las Vegas and New Orleans

Amanda Marcotte
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T.O.P. as Thanos in "Squid Game 2" (Netflix)

The manosphere mascot of "Squid Game"

Melanie McFarland
We the People preamble to the US Constitution on top of a antique typewriter (Getty Images/mj0007)

Journalists as heroes: I still believe

Kirk Swearingen
Members of the National Guard monitor a blocked off section of the French Quarter, after at least 14 people were killed during an attack early in the morning on January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's bait and switch may backfire

Sabrina Haake
Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall (Clifton Prescod/Netflix)

Can comedy give up trans jokes in 2025?

Melanie McFarland
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Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr. received the Henry J. Friendly Medal at The American Law Institute's 2023 Annual Dinner at the National Building Museum on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Roberts worries about the wrong things

David Daley
Jonathan Bailey as Dr. Henry Loomis and Scarlett Johansson as Zora Bennett in "Jurassic World Rebirth" (Jasin Boland/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)

3 sequels you can't miss (and 3 you can)

Coleman Spilde
Donald Trump listens as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference at Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on April 12, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump doesn't have the juice for Johnson

Heather Digby Parton
Mike Johnson, Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump makes MAGA parrot his NOLA lies

Amanda Marcotte
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