We'll never know the art of Jeff Landry's Meta, SpaceX deals
Salonby Alex Galbraith7d ago
Before it became reality, the biggest fear around a second Donald Trump administration was an increased level of competence.
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top 89%Trump's failure hides Project 2025 success
Salonby Heather Digby Parton7d ago
It seems like a million years ago now, but there was a moment back in 2024, in the heat of that weird presidential campaign, when everyone was talking about the radical blueprint for Donald Trump’s...
The quiet cost of scheduling every conversation
Salonby Nicole Karlis8d ago
Since moving to Italy from the U.S., I’ve noticed how much more spontaneous social interactions are here.
We need Jack Smith’s defiance right now
Salonby Troy Farah8d ago
It was a bit tense watching Jack Smith get grilled before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Why Gen Z sees itself in "Primetime"
Salonby Coleman Spilde8d ago
In “Primetime” — Lance Oppenheim’s psychological crime thriller about the rapid ascent and swift fall of the “Dateline NBC” segment “To Catch a Predator,” and its host, Chris Hansen (Robert...
AI hype promises miracles. That's as risky as doomsday talk
Salonby Troy Farah8d ago
Last Wednesday, the head of an AI tech company casually announced, in a long-winded post on X, a discovery that, if true, would represent a major breakthrough in biomedical research.
The gospel according to Andy Beshear
Salonby Jason Kyle Howard8d ago
Andy Beshear has a favorite song: “Universal Sound” by Tyler Childers, a country music artist with a special place in the Kentucky governor’s heart.
Trump can't trick Americans into loving him
Salonby Amanda Marcotte8d ago
Donald Trump has never been one for subtlety, so it follows that his taxpayer-funded “public service announcement” instructing Americans to love him would literally feature a gospel choir singing...
“A massive power grab”: White House proposal threatens funding that helps disabled Americans vote
Salonby Lisa Song8d ago
Without Amy Miller, some elderly and disabled people wouldn’t be able to vote. The attorney for Disability Rights Nebraska travels the state, investigating the quality of nursing homes and assisted...
Colin Kaepernick knows what kneeling cost — and he'd do it again
Salonby Rann Miller9d ago
The Merikins are the descendants of formerly enslaved African Americans who fought alongside the British during the War of 1812.
Fox News tries to cool conservative anger over AI
Salonby Sophia Tesfaye9d ago
Fox News is confronting an awkward problem of its own making. Conservative media has spent years teaching its audience to distrust the institutions building artificial intelligence, but now those...
Susan Collins' time is up as Maine's Houdini
Salonby Heather Digby Parton9d ago
Susan Collins is very concerned — and she should be. As a politician who has only run for one office in her life and held the same seat for nearly 30 years, the Maine senator is facing a possible...
The untold origins of Trump’s plan to sharply restrict mail-in voting
Salonby Peter Elkind9d ago
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court blocked an executive order from President Donald Trump restricting voting by mail in ways that could have thrown the upcoming midterms into chaos.
Brad Pitt's comeback act has faltered
Salonby Coleman Spilde9d ago
Brad Pitt and Paramount Pictures have quite a bit in common these days. Both Pitt and Paramount have leaned into machismo to appeal to a wider male demographic; both are trying to salvage their...
GOP has a “Nazi” problem, Karl Rove says
Salonby Troy Farah10d ago
In a recent interview, conservative political operative Karl Rove said he’s voting for a Democrat in the upcoming midterms, breaking three decades of precedent exclusively supporting Republicans...
Hear The Beatles becoming The Beatles
Salonby Kenneth Womack10d ago
When it comes to The Beatles, “Rubber Soul” is the album. They may reach arguably loftier artistic heights with “Revolver,” “Sgt.
In Werner Herzog’s "Bucking Fastard," two can be as lonely as one
Salonby Coleman Spilde10d ago
When prolific filmmaker Werner Herzog first met the Chaplin twins, Freda and Greta, the internet as we know it did not exist.
Trump rolls over for China's panda gift
Salonby Andrew O'Hehir10d ago
Certain obvious questions arise from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington this past week, a spectacle that one observer has described as “diplotainment” rather than actual diplomacy.
Wife school can't fix MAGA husbands
Salonby Amanda Marcotte10d ago
How hard is it to enjoy your husband’s company? According to content made for Christian conservative women, the heaviest cross they may bear is learning to feel affection for their spouses — or at...
At least 900 Flock cameras have been unplugged in Texas since state funding was cut
Salonby Ayden Runnels10d ago
Laredo, cut off from state funding for its Flock cameras, will ask voters for advice on whether to devote $1 million a year to keep 165 of the surveillance devices operating in city limits.