Mariska Hargitay's Emmy hosting is a crime against TV
Salonby Melanie McFarland23d ago
On paper, selecting “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay as host of the 2026 Emmys telecast probably made sense.
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top 94%Trump’s made man leaves the family without a single indictment
Salonby Heather Digby Parton23d ago
The definition of a Mafia made man is one who has Italian blood and is formally initiated into the “family,” having sworn an oath of omerta and promising to put the crime family above all else.
The billion-dollar reason Disney let Ted Cruz hijack ESPN's “GameDay”
Salonby Sophia Tesfaye23d ago
When Texas Sen. Ted Cruz walked onto the “College GameDay” set on the University of Texas campus ahead of the Longhorns’ showdown with Ohio State, he was greeted by a raucous Austin crowd that...
Trump's Irish golf trip turns into a diplomatic headache
Salonby Andrew O'Hehir23d ago
If Donald Trump is widely perceived at home as a sleepy, failing president trapped in crises of his own making and heading toward a midterm wipeout, his ability to command media attention and...
“Hoax”: Trump dismisses AI concerns among bipartisan calls for regulation
Salonby Troy Farah24d ago
Over the weekend, numerous tech CEOs shared warnings of artificial intelligence becoming an existential risk to humanity, which has garnered calls for stricter regulation of the tech industry.
Some sequels are destined to disappoint
Salonby Coleman Spilde24d ago
A family of witches. A picturesque Massachusetts house. A legendary curse. A dead husband. At the start of “Practical Magic 2” — the well-anticipated but not exactly long-overdue sequel to the 1998...
Trump is trapped in his self-inflicted energy crisis
Salonby Troy Farah24d ago
The first day of Donald Trump’s second term was a national emergency, at least according to the president himself. On Jan.
Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding was secretly bankrolled by Russian oligarch close to Putin
Salonby Alex Mierjeski24d ago
On May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests.
Canada, France and UK break ranks with Trump and US in dramatic shift on Israel
Salonby Andrew O'Hehir24d ago
It was a turning point in 21st-century history. Or it was an act of cynical political calculation. Heck, there’s no law that says it can’t be both.
Pete Hegseth's polygraph theater
Salonby Jesselyn Radack24d ago
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s paranoia over leaks has undermined the Pentagon and press freedom.
Trump wades into Irish reunification debate
Salonby CK Smith25d ago
President Donald Trump arrived in Ireland this weekend and promptly waded into one of the island’s most politically sensitive debates.
There's a reason that singing along to "September" feels so good
Salonby Melanie McFarland25d ago
A few weeks ago at the end of a dispiriting workday, I dragged my husband to an outdoor show headlined by The Breeders.
Taco Bell exposed RFK Jr.’s food-safety failure
Salonby Ashlie D. Stevens25d ago
On Friday, federal health officials finally put an end date on the largest Cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history.
America's wet hot socialist summer
Salonby Michael Tedder25d ago
In politics, refuting your opponent requires poking holes in their argument or, as is often the case, taking something they said out of context and wildly exaggerating it.
America built a surveillance state out of fear and never left it
Salonby Heather Digby Parton25d ago
During Friday’s 9/11 commemorations, it was startling to realize that one-third of the American population today wasn’t born when it happened. To those of us of an older vintage, Sept.
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans
Salonby Agnel Philip25d ago
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found.
Trump asks GOP crowd to pledge allegiance — to him
Salonby CK Smith26d ago
President Donald Trump closed out the Republican midterm convention Thursday with a pledge of allegiance — to himself.
Trump blamed vandals. His contractor blamed itself
Salonby CK Smith26d ago
The mystery of who damaged President Donald Trump’s newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool appears to have an answer: the people who renovated it.
Trump wants to remake the Smithsonian — again
Salonby CK Smith26d ago
President Donald Trump has some big plans for George Washington. Thirty feet big. In a series of late-night Truth Social posts Friday, Trump called on the Smithsonian Institution to erect a 30-foot...
A federal court says the government can lie to you. That will backfire
Salonby Troy Farah26d ago
A week ago, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit against Jackson, Mississippi, which alleged that the city knowingly let residents drink lead-contaminated water, violating their...