How Dallas Became One Of America’s Most Refugee-Friendly Cities
Samira Page has made it her life’s work to help other Christians — and all Americans — love and welcome foreign refugees. In Dallas, that work is paying off.
There’s So Much To Learn From The Montana Special Election
It's not a referendum on Trump. But the election — between a "singing cowboy" and a "carpetbagging billionaire" — can teach the rest of the country about how to actually cultivate and persuade independent voters.
The Company Behind The National Enquirer Just Bought Us Weekly — Here’s Why That Matters
American Media — the company behind the National Enquirer, Radar Online, and a handful of others — recently acquired Us Weekly. Its editorial director, Dylan Howard, has an old-fashioned newfangled vision for the future of the tabloid.
How One Generation Changed The Way We Think About Furniture
You throw away most of what you buy in your twenties. You buy a nice couch right around age 34. But do millennials actually care about furniture?
The Radical Feminist Aesthetic Of "The Handmaid’s Tale"
Hulu's adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale is both a beauty to behold and a slap in the face. (No spoilers, but the piece does describe the book's basic premise.)
Ivanka Doesn't Get To Decide What "Complicit" Means
Ivanka Trump leverages complete control over her image — but she doesn’t get to redefine how history will judge her silence.
How Many Times Does Nicole Kidman Have To Prove Herself?
No woman with as much talent as Kidman should be forced to argue, over and over again, that she is a force to be taken seriously.
Who Should Pay For Evan Karr’s Heart?
Every day, millions of Americans, even those with insurance, struggle to pay for health care. If the Republican health care plan passes, that struggle will only intensify.
The Real Peril Of Crowdfunding Health Care
On who gets funded — and who gets left behind.
Here’s Why Women Did (And Didn’t) Go On Strike
“My action for today is to declare that I have value.”
The Softening Of Kellyanne Conway
How do you create sympathy for Trump’s spin doctor?
Ivanka Trump And The Aesthetics Of Denial
Ivanka only wields her power where no one can see it.
Love Lives In Whitefish, Montana, But So Do Neo-Nazis
When neo-Nazis started trolling Whitefish, Montana, the town had to make a definitive stand against hate. But the deepest-rooted intolerance in places like Whitefish isn't the kind that makes headlines.
Does "Pro-Life" Mean "Pro-Refugee"?
Under Trump, anti-abortion activism has never been stronger — but the tenets of a full pro-life movement are under siege.
The Three Very Symbolic Things People Carried To The Women's March
You know what you need to start a wide-scale movement? Organization.
"Patriots Day" Is The First Movie Of Trump's America
Patriots Day turns the Boston Marathon bombing into a superhero movie — and teaches us how to be okay with Trump’s new world order in the process.
Living In The Beautiful Bubble Of The Not-Quite Internet
When I started college in 1999, the digital revolution was in its awkward infancy. That awkwardness gave rise to moments of lovely serendipity — and pockets of blissful ignorance.
Donald Trump Showed His Hand In 1999, But No One Was Looking
When Trump almost ran for president in 1999, he did it for reasons — and using tactics — that don’t look very different from his 2016 campaign. Trump didn’t change: We did.
Debbie Reynolds' Legendary Gossip Game
Long before Brangelina and Jennifer Aniston, Debbie Reynolds provided the template for how to become the heroine in the scandal that was swirling around her.
Here’s What Separates Casey Affleck from Nate Parker
The uncompromising coverage of Nate Parker’s alleged history of sexual assault seemed to suggest that both audiences and the press would no longer tolerate men behaving badly. But Casey Affleck, who settled suits brought by two women alleging sexual impropriety, is sailing toward a Best Actor Oscar. What's different?