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"Penny Dreadful" finishes strong: This sophisticated, evocative Victorian thriller appeals to fantasy and history fans alike

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Paul Krugman: Europe should be ashamed of its "campaign of bullying"

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Ann Coulter: Sharks may dominate the media -- but it's the Mexicans who will really kill you

John Oliver goes into overdrive: Watch him tackle 15 topics in one minute flat

Donald Trump may be losing the war -- but he's winning all the battles

"I was really hungover": Salon read Ted Cruz's new memoir so you don't have to

"Women are people, got it?": English women's soccer team quickly removes gross, sexist tweet about winning players

Fox News joins sexist Michael Eisner in wondering if beautiful women can be funny

Donald Trump's belated comeuppance: GOP and corporate America waited far too long to make him a pariah

We need a new Democratic party: On TPP, workers' rights and income inequality, they are as bad as GOP

FIFA will pay U.S. women's soccer champions a quarter of what it pays losing men's teams

Let it go, Confederate flag defenders: Nobody is trying to "abolish" the history of slavery and the South

Fox News is serious about the 2016 election -- just look at who the network devotes its time to

Mike Huckabee may have the most delusional reaction to nationwide marriage equality

Mississippi newspaper shames lawmakers into revealing their position on state flag

Scientists are bracing themselves for the sensationalist bullsh*t that is Shark Week

Our celebrity rom-com fixation: What's really so fascinating about the one who (almost) got away

Scott Walker's destructive extremism: Why his own sons are "disappointed" by his opposition to same-sex marriage

"The Wire's" Sonja Sohn wasn't excited about playing a cop: Her relationship to the police was "a bit complicated and not very positive"

Amy Schumer makes an incredibly compelling case for why she should be on "Real Housewives"

Ted Cruz courts the bigot vote: Why he won't criticize Donald Trump

Donald Trump is already doomed: Why his campaign is a bigger disaster than his hair

In one quote, Hillary Clinton shows how Bernie Sanders has upended the 2016 race

"The Devil is taking control!": State senator hijacks Confederate flag debate with ghastly same-sex marriage rant

Jim Crow and the Ku Klux Klan don't even merit mention in conservative Texans' new version of American history

The dangerous truth about Europe's obsession with austerity: Why the Greek anti-bailout vote was so important

More people watched the Women's World Cup final than the NBA finals or Stanley Cup

Patriotism is for winners: Why Millennials and Gen X are rejecting the national pride of their parents

How self-driving "robocabs" can revolutionize transportation and help solve climate change

What "Magic Mike XXL" reveals about one of our most enduring taboos

Face it, anti-abortion advocates: Pro-choice is pro-life

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Video shows Florida State quarterback De'Andre Johnson punching a woman in the face

Neoliberals must answer: How Greece's rejection of austerity puts them on the spot

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