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Finspan may not always reach the heights of Wingspan, but it seems sure to reveal hidden depths.

Did DeepSeek put China ahead in the A.I. Cold War?

“You know, all I really gotta do is convert one person, and I get to go through the pearly gates.”

Whatever its motivations, the 5th Circuit’s opinion has little to do with the reality of gun violence with which all Americans live.

There’s not a lot of evidence that the resignation offer will be honored.

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How to slow the authoritarian roll, even if we can’t stop it.

How Justin Baldoni’s PR team has been using fandom tactics in their battle against Blake Lively.

Between its actress and its director, the polarizing film should win an Oscar for biggest awards-season mess.

We’re still living in the world that this show helped create.

I’m so worried about the fallout.

This reminds me of homeownership. Not in a good way!

America has officially lost the plot on corporate DEI.

I’ve seen firsthand what can happen without access to antiretroviral drugs.

DeepSeek purportedly crafted a ChatGPT competitor with far less time, money, and resources than OpenAI.

The winter slump sucks. This helps.

He’s got a wild excuse for all those conspiracy theories.

Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.

A slew of new orders target trans people—and two are focused on children.

RFK Jr. fits a trend of Trump nominees being mostly antagonistic towards the organizations they’re being asked to run.

Kirsten Meinzer and Tuck Woodstock settle a marital conflict.

You can watch every movie in competition at Sundance from home. Here’s where to start.

We’ve known tragedy like this before. That experience has lessons for us today.

The rapidly changing situation caused confusion across US