Politics

Sharp Objects wraps small-town murder clichés in an irresistibly glossy package

“Vanish” plunges right into its decadent Southern Gothic mystery. HBO’s Sharp Objects sounds completely irresistible on paper: written by TV…

6 years ago

The Trump administration made trade threats to Ecuador over … breastfeeding

The US got Ecuador to back down from a breastfeeding resolution by threatening trade retaliation and pulling military aid. The…

6 years ago

12 Monkeys, one of TV’s weirdest shows, ends with a delightfully meta series finale

“The Beginning” is a series finale all about series finales. Every week, we pick a new episode of the week.…

6 years ago

Can the US-China trade war be stopped? 11 experts weigh in.

There’s definitely a way out of this. The problem is, it’s not clear what Trump wants, or what China is…

6 years ago

The Thai boys cave rescue is underway: what we know so far

Four boys have been rescued so far, but there’s still more to go. A mission is underway to rescue 12…

6 years ago

Scott Pruitt gave “super polluting” trucks a gift on his last day at the EPA

Pruitt secured a loophole for dirty glider trucks after he announced his resignation. Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt…

6 years ago

Twitter is finally addressing fake accounts. Trump wants it to go after two specific real ones.

Trump wants Twitter to delete the New York Times’ and the Washington Post’s accounts. As Twitter ramps up efforts to…

6 years ago

Mike Pompeo called US-North Korea talks “productive.” Hours later, North Korea says they were “regrettable.”

The US and North Korea are not on the same page over how the last couple of days have been…

6 years ago

What Donald Trump and Jim Jordan really mean when they say “locker room talk”

They believe masculinity means never taking responsibility. Donald Trump shrugged off criticism of his claim that he gets to grab…

6 years ago

Jim Jordan and the Ohio State sexual abuse controversy, explained

[the_ad_placement id="content"][the_ad_placement id="plac2"] Former athletes say Jim Jordan knew about sexual abuse at Ohio State when he was an assistant…

6 years ago