Reading archive 2025-01-06

Emilia Pérez is a regressive movie that thinks it’s woke. It will probably win an Oscar.: Could a movie musical about a trans Mexican drug lord be this awards season’s Crash? - "Still, Emilia Pérez’s presence in the Oscars race isn’t exactly a shock, given that it falls neatly into a category of movies the white Hollywood establishment loves to celebrate: mawkish stories about people on society’s margins that allow viewers to feel socially aware through their consumption, without challenging of any of the stereotypes and political messaging presented in them. Could Emilia Pérez become this year’s Crash?"

For this group of Virginia deer hunters, it’s not only about the meat: For Town Hill — a small band of Black men and their sons — the weeks of rifle hunting at year’s end and the spring gobbler turkey hunts aren’t to be missed.

Trump aides ready ‘universal’ tariff plans — with one key change: President-elect’s aides look at universal import duties, but only on certain sectors, among first big moves of presidency.

Most supplements aren’t worth your money. This one is.: Studies have consistently shown that psyllium may lower cholesterol, dampen glucose spikes, help us stay full longer, and even aid in treating diarrhea and constipation.

Joe Biden: What Americans should remember about Jan.: 6 Four years ago, our democracy was put to the test — and prevailed.

Here’s the solution to Trump World’s ‘civil war’ over H-1B visas: Getting rid of the lottery for high-tech visas could satisfy both MAGA constituencies.

After a last visit from Biden’s team, India readies itself for Trump: U.S.-India relations grew under President Joe Biden, and New Delhi hopes they will blossom with the new Trump administration. But numerous differences exist under the surface.

Trump, Republicans prep ambitious but fraught plan for tax cuts and more: The GOP will attempt to pass one massive legislative package including tax cuts, border security and other priorities, putting lawmakers up against a high-stakes deadline.

Reading archive 2022-08-01

Young guns: Should 18-year-olds be able to buy semiautomatic rifles? In Georgia, two young men who want to be the ‘good guys with guns’ try to decide.

Opinion  Indiana’s cruel abortion bill is a warning of post-Roe reality

Opinion  Jon Stewart shows Democrats how to respond to GOP cruelty

Opinion  3 Senate races show how MAGA candidates are dragging down the GOP

An Oklahoma city’s first openly gay mayor resigned. Then came the fallout.

Germany is firing up old coal plants, sparking fears climate goals will go up in smoke

Hollywood ‘nepo babies’ know what you think of them. They have some thoughts.: Nepotism and Hollywood have gone together since the industry’s beginnings. But a younger generation of fans more attuned to inequality and privilege have put a different kind of spotlight on the kids of famous parents.

Reading archive 2022-03-30

Will Smith, spit-polished thuggery and disrespect

Opinion: Cawthorn’s ‘orgies’ line shows how right-wing politics can boomerang - "Cawthorn is one of a new breed of Republican representatives who operate in the most fetid gutters of the new political pathways carved by Donald Trump. This class includes worthies like Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Lauren Boebert (Colo.) and Matt Gaetz (Fla.): They’re basically professional media provocateurs who also happen to have gotten elected to Congress."

Collins says she will back Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court: The moderate senator from Maine becomes the first Republican to announce her support for Jackson, giving the White House at least a minimally bipartisan vote.

Reading archive 2020-10-21

Trump Will Have $900 Million Of Loans Coming Due In His Second Term If He’s Reelected: The president would likely have to engage in a series of high-stakes transactions that could produce unfathomable conflicts of interest.

The latest celebrity cause: Defending the honor of Chris Pratt

Rudy Giuliani faces questions after compromising scene in new Borat film: Trump’s personal attorney has indiscreet encounter with actor playing Borat’s daughter in hotel room during pandemic

Study finds no crime increase in cities that adopted ‘sanctuary’ policies, despite Trump claims

Trump, unhappy with questions from ‘60 Minutes’ host Lesley Stahl, threatens to release interview himself

‘Not a fair fight’: In Kansas, GOP frustrated as money rolls in for Democrat and Senate race tightens

These people told us in 2016 why they voted for Trump. Here’s how they’re voting in 2020.

Reading archive 2016-09-09

The NFL Has an Age Problem: And you’re seeing the effects on the field. The players are younger than ever, the football is worse than ever, and the causes aren’t going away.

Chip Kelly’s Second Act: His offense was the epitome of speed, scoring, and football style. Three years ago, he took the NFL by storm. But it’s been downhill ever since. What happened to one of the game’s greatest minds? And can he recapture the magic in San Francisco?

Fade Route: Justin Blackmon was one of the most gifted wide receivers in college football history. Then, after bouts with alcohol and the law, he disappeared from view. Those who love him are still trying to figure out where it all went wrong.

The Subtle Misogyny in Matt Lauer’s Interview With Hillary Clinton Was Appalling

Donald Trump Is Lying in Plain Sight

A Debate Disaster Waiting to Happen

‘Sully’ Is Latest Historical Film to Prompt Off-Screen Drama