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The rock critic who inspired “Saturday Night Fever” always preferred pop

Nik Cohn’s new book "Corner Boy" reveals the godfather of rock criticism as music’s contrarian

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Kenneth Womack

What to expect at the polling place amid uncertainty over federal agents

Federal officials have sent conflicting signals about law enforcement at the polls. Here’s what the law says

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Alexander Shur

A health reform both parties can get behind

Holding insurers accountable could be a point of agreement in a divided Washington

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Howard Dean

Abdul El-Sayed is the Democrat who keeps dominating Fox News

The Michigan Senate candidate masterfully baits Donald Trump after leaving Fox hosts swooning

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Sophia Tesfaye

Michael Shannon’s R.E.M. tribute reminded me why I love the band

The actor’s show with Jason Narducy is more than nostalgia — it celebrates the band’s artistry

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Caryn Rose

Trump’s tariffs may kill free chips and salsa

Tariffs on tomatoes could turn one of dining's smallest gestures of hospitality into a line item

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Ashlie D. Stevens

The Daily Wire is too mad to make a movie

Ben Shapiro's studio still hasn't learned that owning the libs isn't a plot

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Alex Galbraith

Pete Hegseth’s holy war on “weirdos” targets most Americans

Forget Iran — the defense secretary is focused on forcing his religion on everyone else

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Amanda Marcotte

Are Trump’s claims the 2020 election was stolen losing steam?

A shrinking pool of candidates who agree with the president may suggest a shift

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Dion Nissenbaum

White House denies Trump wants to let Iran bomb California cities

The president's comments sparked a posting war, outraging even some Republicans

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Troy Farah

Lizzie Borden was no suffragist, no matter what Ryan Murphy says

"Monster" tries to redeem Borden as a late-in-life feminist. It's a bridge too far

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Jen Chaney

Trump lashes out at Fox News as MAGA rally crowds shrink

The White House also barred Politico from Air Force One to cap off a weekend of media attacks

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Sophia Tesfaye

Samuel Alito’s unfinished business could be a gift to Democrats

The justice's refusal to retire deprives Donald Trump of a Supreme Court vacancy ahead of likely blue midterm wave

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Heather Digby Parton

We’ve tracked $80M of spending on almost 170 AI‑generated political ads this year – it’s weird

Thanks to a patchwork of state legislation, many of these ads do not disclose the use of AI at all

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Travis N. Ridout

Trump says U.S. is “looking strongly” at alleged Russian plague case

A 28-year-old lab technician's could be a highly fatal disease but a cause of death has yet to be released

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Troy Farah

HBO’s “Lanterns” was always about its heroes’ fears, and our own

To fulfill his destiny, John Stewart embraces what he was trained to reject — and so should we

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Melanie McFarland

Your soup needs a little vinegar

Before reaching for salt, add acid

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Ashlie D. Stevens

There’s no solving a problem like Tom Cruise’s “Digger”

Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film indicts its audience when it should point the finger at itself

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Coleman Spilde

Jon Ossoff’s not-so-secret weapon against JD Vance and Marco Rubio

The rising Democratic star has what his GOP opponents lack: old-fashioned sex appeal

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Amanda Marcotte

White nationalism’s appeal runs deeper than partisan politics

How extensive is white nationalism’s appeal among the broader public, and who is drawn to this extremist ideology?

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Patrick Egan

Trump demands Fox cover more Trump

Trump demanded more rally coverage as Fox was covering his Ohio rally, warning supporters could stop watching Fox

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Ck Smith

Sen. Kennedy: Trump goes from “Zero to a-hole in 3 seconds”

The GOP senator says Trump crossed a line by posting Sen. Tom Cotton's phone number over daylight saving time

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Ck Smith

“Oh my God! He tricked us!”: SNL’s Rubio and others panic over midterms

The cold open imagines Republicans scrambling for a winning midterm message as Trump offers voters a $5,000 bribe

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Ck Smith

At 30, “That Thing You Do!” is the perfect fake one-hit wonder

Tom Hanks' directorial debut produced a fake song that was undeniable

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Alex Galbraith

I grew up next door to Ted Kaczynski

Netflix's "Unabomber" wants to know what "made" him. I was his neighbor. There was no single moment

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Jamie Gehring

The dark reasons behind all the Richard Nixon worship

MAGA needs to maintain its grip on the GOP after Donald Trump — and the 37th president is key

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Heather Digby Parton

Manchester City’s cheating scandal isn’t really about soccer

It's a tangled tale of global corruption and cynicism, and we're all complicit

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Andrew O'Hehir

We’re reporters, not teachers. We were able to start private schools anyway

Our reporting has shown how easily people have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and more

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Jennifer Smith Richards

Trump has $90 for his “wonderful Seniors”

The one-time Medicare payment is less than half a standard monthly Part B premium, arrives just before the midterms

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Ck Smith

“It’s Dark! It’s Depressing!”: Trump demands Tom Cotton release the sun

The president wants more daylight and more golf, but fewer clock changes and fewer criminals working in the dark

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Ck Smith

Hegseth puts on the “full armor of God” and sets up a sacred “direct line”

His religious affairs office reports directly to him, allowing for "spiritual readiness" of the military

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Ck Smith

Christa Pike’s botched execution was not an isolated incident

Lethal injection is a cruel procedure. If it's going to be done, doctors should be allowed to administer it

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Austin Sarat

Get in, loser! We’re going to Oklahoma

President Trump’s motorcade approached 100 mph on wet roads between two rallies after storms grounded his aircraft

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Ck Smith

Netflix’s “East of Eden” asks if we’ve misread its monster

Zoe Kazan's adaptation of Steinbeck's classic asks us to rethink what leads to evil

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Melanie McFarland

We’re over restaurant slop

From ghost kitchens to AI menus and PE slop, diners are hungry for food that feels like somebody meant it

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Ashlie D. Stevens

The Cornell case is exposing a legal gap around intoxication and sexual assault

Voluntary intoxication laws can make it harder to prosecute an assault when the person attacked chose to drink

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Shefali Luthra

“Cassie Workman is Witchy AF” is a comic spell for a mad world

Produced by Lilly Wachowski, this show is a darkly funny delight for occult history buffs

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Melanie McFarland

The Cornell case puts “Promising Young Woman” back in focus

The Cornell Daily Sun staff's courage points to what Emerald Fennell's debut got right

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Coleman Spilde

Trump’s superpower is fading. Can he recharge before the midterms?

Relentless persistence has driven his quest for grift and revenge. With midterm payback coming, it's not enough

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Brian Karem

Cornell assault case shows #MeToo didn’t go far enough

The backlash against the woman suing Chi Phi fraternity members is turning into a witch hunt

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Amanda Marcotte

AEW wrestler Pac’s death exposes pro wrestling’s labor problem

Pro wrestling turns the precarity of American gig workers into a glorious spectacle

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Alex Galbraith

Gen Z isn’t choosing a political party. They’re choosing issues

Young women stand out for their progressive views, but few in the generation are embracing the two-party system

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Emma Davis

Trump leans into Iran war, admits it could cost Republicans the midterms

The president insists the war is worth it. An American majority disagrees

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Troy Farah

Eric Schmitt’s failed Jack Smith gotcha exposes GOP propaganda

MAGA media was ready to amplify the Missouri senator's conspiracy theory. It turned out to be laughably false

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Sophia Tesfaye

“The Swan” tested the waters for Mar-a-Lago face

Erin Lee Carr's documentary explores the era before extreme surgical makeovers became a MAGA status symbol

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Melanie McFarland

How store brands stopped feeling like a second-best choice

Private label used to mean settling. Aldi and other store brands turned it into a reason to shop

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Ashlie D. Stevens

At least 900 Flock cameras have been unplugged in Texas since state funding was cut

Fourteen cities and counties have dropped Flock contracts or cut their number of cameras

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Ayden Runnels

We’ll never know the art of Jeff Landry’s Meta, SpaceX deals

The MAGA Louisiana governor has buried his deals with Meta and SpaceX under a mountain of NDAs

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Alex Galbraith

Trump’s failure hides Project 2025 success

OMB director Russell Vought is quietly remaking the federal government, and Congress is next

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Heather Digby Parton

Conservative moms are fed up over Texas schools. For Gina Hinojosa, it’s an opening

She got into politics because of education, an issue giving Texas its most competitive governor’s race in years

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Mel Leonor Barclay