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June 29, 2016
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How hard-core gymnastics fans are revolutionizing the way the sport is covered.
May 25, 2016
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The Office Romance of Anthony Weiner
The tortured relationship at the heart of a new documentary is that of the former congressman and his loyal staffers.
May 25, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
Nothing About Trump Matters But the Racism
Barry Goldwater's 1964 campaign is a lesson about the power of substance over style.
May 24, 2016
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What Hobbies Could Hillary Take Up That Would Please David Brooks?
A look at the possible pastimes Clinton might enjoy—and the Brooks columns that would inevitably follow.
May 18, 2016
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Can Megyn Kelly Become the Taylor Swift of TV News?
Her Donald Trump interview was her latest play for mainstream success—and she's got something Katie Couric doesn't.
May 13, 2016
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The Horror of Being Melania Trump
She has devoted her life to achieving a certain kind of success. But at what cost?
May 10, 2016
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Fame Is Other People
What happens when the abyss of social media stares back.
April 28, 2016
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Don’t buy the media’s self-aggrandizement disguised as self-loathing. We write about Trump because he’s interesting.
April 22, 2016
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That sexist article on conservative women being “so pretty” is actually a step forward for humanity.
April 20, 2016
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Bill de Blasio tweeted a fake-as-hell Hallmark-esque Harriet Tubman quote.
April 20, 2016
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Donald Trump has set the bar so low that all he has to do is not drop dumb insults and reporters call him “disciplined” and “presidential.”
April 15, 2016
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Hillary Clinton is the most likeable when she’s being unlikeable.
March 31, 2016
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Girls Just Wanna Be Heard
In her new book, Nancy Jo Sales explores how teenage girls on social media provoke attention—but fails to show how they also demand respect.
March 25, 2016
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Tay Exposes the Fairy Tales We Tell Ourselves About Racists
Microsoft's aborted bot offers a window into the minds of Donald Trump's fiercest supporters.
March 21, 2016
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Look, Donald Trump seriously doesn’t care what you say about his hands, he doesn’t, honestly, it’s just that you mentioned it, and...
March 21, 2016
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A middle-schooler’s hand-drawn Ted Cruz campaign poster asks the most important question about stopping ISIS: “How?”
March 17, 2016
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There are three phases of Donald Trump metaphors: drunk uncle, carnival barker, and Hitler.
March 16, 2016
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Don’t Be So Sure Hillary Clinton Will Crush Donald Trump
What if an ideologically fluid celebrity candidate has changed the rules of the game?
March 16, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
Donald Trump cannot be happy if he doesn’t win absolutely everything.
March 15, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
The case of the Trumpless ballots in Florida is the perfect Trump story.

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