The Year Everyone Dropped Bad Albums
From Taylor Swift to Lil Wayne, beloved musical acts have been releasing albums way below their usual standard. As usual, it’s the big labels and streaming platforms to blame.
John Sanbonmatsu Thinks You’re Lying to Yourself About Food
The author of “The Omnivore’s Deception” argues that meat-eating is a “radical evil” that can’t be justified.
Looking for Jesus at the D.C. Bible Museum
Today’s evangelical Christians are more interested in Old Testament fire and brimstone, and political power, than anything Christ might have said.
- by K. Wilson
New Orleans Won’t Back Down Against ICE
As Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant purge descends on the Crescent City, its people are mobilizing and fighting back.
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