My pandemic viewing habits have changed from true crime and zombies to ridiculous skits. Dingle dangle!

I spent my childhood afraid of my alcoholic dad. But when Ginger passed, I saw a side of him I never knew

Is highly quotable Louisiana Sen. John N. Kennedy (no relation!) a clown or a media mastermind? Maybe it's both!

U2's "Pop" reviewed by Charles Taylor.

America may soon look a lot more like "Downton Abbey" than the Land of Opportunity

The only thing worse than the candidates this year is the shockingly biased liberal press. Plus: A frankfurter geography of America.

Jobs are vanishing for young Americans, thanks to a narcissistic national politics that's disconnected from reality

The psychology of why we're continually seduced by marketing ploys and slogans like, "Hey, you never know"

Be careful what you wish for tonight. Seventy percent of lottery winners are financially ruined within seven years

Rupert Murdoch buys Pat Robertson's fundamentalist family cable network, uniting Bart Simpson with John-Boy Walton at last.

How do universities function as an extension of the carceral state?

Trumpism has become a headache for Republican senators seeking re-election in swing states

As a recovering football addict, all I want is for fans to stop deluding themselves about the sport I used to love

Meet the sweet nothings of "Laguna Beach"! Learn why women are from Venus, but Veronica is from Mars! Plus: Watch empty non sequiturs barked at the candidates in HBO's "Diary of a Political Tourist"!