Trump's big bill also seeks to undo the big bills of Biden and Obama
At its core, the Republican "big, beautiful bill" is more than just an extension of tax breaks approved during President Donald Trump's first term at the White House. Source link
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From the Archive: Calvin Klein’s $1M L.A. Runway Show Unites Stars for AIDS Awareness
“Everyone in the East looks to Hollywood. Youth, movies, style,” remarked Calvin Klein after his star-gazing Hollywood Bowl debut on June 7, 1993. The mega-gala not only marked Klein’s…
What it would take to convert a jet from Qatar into Air Force One to safely fly Trump
As government lawyers sort out the legal arrangement for accepting a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family, another crucial conversation is unfolding about modifying the plane so it's…
The Wildest and Worst ‘Family Feud’ Round Is Proof That Contestants Never Listen
The number one rule of any game show is to pay attention and listen. For some game show contestants, that can be hard. You know, with the added pressure of studio lights, a live studio…
10 states with the biggest housing market inventory shift
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. When assessing home price momentum, ResiClub believes it’s important to…
Trump’s favorite expression: ‘I don’t know’
On Monday, the head of U.S. disaster agency FEMA stunned staffers when he mentioned in a briefing that he’d not been aware of any such thing as “hurricane season.” Not exactly an ideal…
Uber Just Reinvented the Bus … Again
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Every few years, a Silicon Valley gig-economy company announces a “disruptive” innovation that looks…
Dakota Johnson Jokes "Madame Web" Bombing At The Box Office Was 'Not Her Fault'
Dakota Johnson is reflecting on the negative reception her film Madame Web was met with last year. The Fifty Shades Of Grey star appeared alongside Sydney Sweeney and The Last Of Us’…
Michelle Obama’s Latest Lament Hints at a Gender Politics Reset
Whether the former first lady realizes it or not, reality — both political and biological — is making a comeback. Source link
The ‘Big, Beautiful’ Budget Bill Must Reflect Pro-Life Values
Senate Republicans should agree with their House colleagues that it’s time for Planned Parenthood and abortion vendors to go fund themselves. Source link
Self-Government Takes Practice. We’ve Stopped Rehearsing
From Madison’s literary society to today’s campus silencing, we forgot what democracy requires. Source link
The Alliance of Qatar and China Is Dangerous to the U.S.
Beijing and Doha are reinforcing one another. Washington must ensure that they don’t do so by weakening America. Source link
Franz Kline Gets a New Look in Two Gallery Shows
Mnuchin Gallery and Hirschl & Adler prove once more that dealers often do art better than art historians. Source link
‘Echo Valley’ Review: Killer Duo Julianne Moore and Syndey Sweeney Test the Limits of a Mother’s Unconditional Love
For anyone craving some classic Julianne Moore energy, director Michael Pearce’s “Echo Valley” feels like a throwback to the fierce copper-coifed star’s early career. Before “Short Cuts”…
Trump got what he needed out of Elon Musk
In his role as head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk spent several months gleefully subjecting parts of the government he doesn’t like to an array of…
Why Do Doctors Write?
The first patient I ever wrote about wasn’t actually my patient; as a first-year medical student, that possessive grammatical construct—“my patient”—hadn’t yet entered my consciousness,…
Jobs at the Port of Los Angeles are down by half, executive director says
Job opportunities at the Port of Los Angeles are dwindling as President Trump’s steep tariffs take a hit on global trade and a major economic engine for the regional economy. Nearly half…
Warped Ways of Seeing “P.O.V.”
You open your short-form online video platform of choice and see: A woman dancing in pointe shoes with London’s Tower Bridge in the background, overlaid by text that reads “POV: Dance is…
Why the NHL’s Stanley Cup is the most authentically human trophy in major sports
The NHL’s Stanley Cup is arguably the most iconic championship trophy in sports. Legends like Wayne Gretzky have sipped champagne from it. A Kentucky Derby-winning horse once ate oats out…
Iran’s Daughters of the Sea
They have worked in defiance of Iran’s labor laws, which stipulate that “women shall not be employed to perform dangerous, arduous or harmful work.” For decades, the government failed to…
It Would Be So Funny If Trump Nationalized Elon Musk’s Companies
A similar idea was floated online yesterday by Steve Bannon, the odious former film producer and Trump confidant, who suggested using the Defense Production Act to “seize” SpaceX. The…
It’s never been harder to dress for work. Just ask Gen Z
When Arturo Polichuk got his first college internship in September 2020, he was introduced to corporate life via virtual onboarding and fully remote work, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
This free AI supersite is like Gemini Deep Research on steroids
Everywhere you look these days, there it is—some manner of breathlessly hyped new “AI” service that’s, like, totally gonna change your life forever. (Like, totally. For realsies.) Or so…
How understanding how your brain works can make you a better leader
What if the key to being a better manager isn’t found in a new productivity hack, a different feedback framework, or a time management app—but in understanding the three-pound organ inside…