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The bonkers twist in Netflix's «Behind Here Eyes» is an unresolved mess of problematic narratives

The novel on which it's based inspired the hashtag #wtfthatending? I'm left with the same question for new reasons

COVID-19 has shown how Big Pharma is broken

Though they were warned, pharmaceutical companies refused to invest in coronavirus research until it was too late

Escaping the «Mussolini moment»: Trump's enablers and the banality of evil

Trump's heinous regime was enabled by a large cast of villains. We have to recognize that all of us enabled them

Rush Limbaugh’s toxic patriotism will be his worst legacy

Rush Limbaugh might be dead, but his brand of toxic patriotism lives on

QAnon followers still think Trump will be inaugurated — on March 4. National Guard will be ready

Trump’s D.C. hotel hopes to cash in on QAnon true believers who may descend on Washington for his big comeback

«Kenan,» «WandaVision» and the case against forcing laughter into grief

A dive into how comedies are changing the way their characters deal with loss, and where the humor can be mined

Real-life «Inception»: Scientists have figured out how to enter your dreams

Researchers were able to communicate with people dreaming in certain circumstances and even ask them math questions

What caused the Texas disaster? Decades of Republican deregulation: «Laissez-faire run amok»

«There are things we could have done to prevent this,» says former Democratic lieutenant governor. «But we didn't»

«I Care a Lot» is a darkly amoral joyride for Rosamund Pike and Peter Dinklage

Pike plays a court-appointed legal guardian who swindles her elderly wards, until Dianne Wiest fights back

Texas disaster exposes what happens when Republicans replace governance with trolling

Republicans have mastered the art of breaking government and telling voters it's because government can't work

From Newt Gingrich to Donald Trump: Rush Limbaugh's legacy is the modern GOP

The right-wing cult Rush Limbaugh created was appropriated by Donald Trump — and lives on

New round of GOP gerrymandering in Southern states could be the most racist yet

Republicans will try to gerrymander their way to power across the South (again) — are Democrats ready to fight?

Let's tell the truth about the Republican Party: It's the real enemy of the people

Coverage of the second impeachment was still driven by media myths about «normal» Republicans. They don't exist

An abusive reckoning for «Buffy,» a badass, occasionally feminist show created by a monstrous man

I've been rewatching «Buffy the Vampire Slayer» with my son, and its teaching moments aren't what they once were

Rush Limbaugh captivated dads like mine and created America's modern fascist aesthetic

Limbaugh co-opted rock-and-roll to sell authoritarianism

Cuomo and Newsom symbolize corporate Democrat rot — and the need for progressive populism

The nation's two most powerful Democratic governors no longer look so golden. But they're not the real problem

The contradictions of «cancel culture»: Where elite liberalism goes to die

We can condemn Trump's supporters while recognizing the tragedy of their lives — and focusing on the real enemy

Lame Limbaugh obits: Mainstream media fawns over a toxic bigot who poisoned our politics

Major media finally turned against Trump — but keeps on normalizing the culture of hatred that made him possible

«American Idol» spotlights Claudia Conway, proving the media's learned nothing from #FreeBritney

Claudia's casting on «American Idol»is just another example of exploiting girls in crisis as entertainment

Why America's power grids will keep failing us

«They're not adaptive or flexible, and that is really causing a lot of the problems,» one expert said

Texas Republicans mocked California for blackouts. Now their tweets are coming back to haunt them

It was fine when it was just dunking on the libs in California

GOP response to the Texas winter storms steals directly from Trump's sadistic COVID-19 playbook

Texas Republicans try to troll their way through a disaster

Psychiatrist James Gordon: How we begin to heal America's collective trauma

James Gordon has worked with traumatized societies in Africa and Eastern Europe. America is having that moment now

Higher prices and slower deliveries: How Louis DeJoy plans to sabotage the Postal Service once more

Mr. DeJoy's plan would add insult to injury, with the Postal Service already in a major state of disrepair

Sean Hannity's private plane and the Wake Forest tennis team: A morality fable

Fox News star has attacked John Kerry for using a private plane. But Hannity's own jet has an intriguing history

Are Senate Democrats splintering over the fight for $15?

Krysten Sinema is the latest Democrat to out against $15 minimum wage hike, causing a rift with Senate Democrats

With «Young Rock,» is Dwayne Johnson starting his presidential campaign 10 years early?

By placing a fictional version of his life inside his dream of running for president, The Rock takes a new risk

Andrew Yang fails to show his authentic «New Yorker-ness» in a revealing tweet about Shake Shack

Though many politicians try to engender belonging with their food choices, they often fall short in their endeavors

The significance of the Bidens' conspicuous holiday cheer, especially for the Lunar New Year

This past holiday weekend was a world away from Melania's grim Christmases, but the contrast isn't just superficial

Why the AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine could be a game-changer

AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine has a few characteristics that may give it an edge over others

A lesson from Trump's acquittal: Bipartisanship won't save democracy — Democrats must fight the GOP

Trump's insurrection was part of a larger Republican assault on democracy — one that can't be beaten by playing nice

Donald Trump's a traitor — don't cut him the same slack we gave Jefferson Davis

Donald Trump bears a strong resemblance to another illegitimate insurrectionist — who got away with way too much

Republican Party is now a terrorist organization — and none of this is a surprise

Republicans have revealed their true colors in the ugliest fashion — and too many liberals want to look away

Could my blood type affect my chances of getting COVID-19?

A variety of studies find a blood type connection to COVID-19 outcomes

Bon Appetit, Sqirl and the importance of food safety amid the home canning resurgence

With the rise of home canning, master canners and food preservers worry there could be a rise in botulism

«Why can't you be normal?»: How the neurodivergent are mocked for being different

Being autistic is not a choice — and telling autistic people to act «normally» is not productive nor nice

PBS' ambitious & fraught «Black Church» takes a tour of America's complex history, music and faith

In this four-hour documentary Henry Louis Gates Jr. examines the Black church's origins and influences

How to have more productive conversations about racism: Stop focusing on individual intent

Racism doesn't require that somebody consciously decide to do something racist. Focus on outcomes instead

Netflix's pole dance therapy film «Strip Down, Rise Up» exploits trauma & is fixated on male gaze

I'm a poler & therapist and was horrified at the film's myopic and irresponsible messaging in the name of healing
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