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The Best TV Shows of 2026 So Far
—Helen Williams—Drama Republic Ltd; AMC+; HBO (3); Apple TV+; Scott Gries—NBC There’s too much TV to keep up with it all, even for those of us who watch it professionally. But critics are obsessive types, and I’d feel remiss if I didn’t at least try to get a handle on the best shows released each…
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Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño
This year’s El Niño is shaping up to be among the strongest on record, and it’s set to create chaotic weather around the world. A new study suggests that there could be a way to mitigate some of the impacts of future El Niños and global warming: dimming the sun. El Niño develops naturally in…
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Trump Suddenly Opens Dozens of Gas Stations Selling Suspiciously Cheap Fuel, and Experts Are Already Warning of Impending Disaster
Trump Mobile. Trump Steaks. Trump Coin. Trump Vodka. By this point, you know the drill. The president’s latest personal venture doesn’t bear his name, but it does come with all the signature hallmarks of a Trump brand: it’s garish, incredibly shady, and likely to implode sooner rather than later. Called Freedom Fuel Network, the enterprise…
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What’s the deal with … coffee enemas?
It seems like nothing is off limits these days in L.A.’s most woo-woo wellness scenes. From ayahuasca circles and mail-order ketamine lozenges to off-label peptide injections, IV drips and longevity treatments, there’s a seemingly infinite number of ways to look and feel better that people will swear by in this town. Coffee enemas — mostly…
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Trump ditches Qatari jet as experts raise equipment concerns
President Donald Trump will fly his aging Air Force One out of Turkey, ditching the Qatari-gifted jet he calls “the world’s most luxurious plane,” a decision experts suggest was made based on security equipment concerns. Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday that he’d fly the old plane from Turkey to the UK — sending the…
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Making Sense of This Year’s Confusing Emmy Nominations
TV is confusing. Who needs consistency? That was the big lesson of the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations that were announced on Wednesday, as the 25,000-plus voters of the Television Academy didn’t even try to make sense with their choices. So the drama series “Your Friends and Neighbors” landed a surprise nomination for Outstanding Drama…
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What Is the Point of Patriot Front?
On America’s 250th anniversary, a large group of men in khaki caps and white face masks, their navy button-down shirts tucked into khaki pants, were struggling to navigate the turnstiles of D.C.’s public-transit system. “Just give it a minute and try again!” yelled their leader, Thomas Rousseau. At another point, he shouted, “Get another card!”…
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Ed O’Brien on Gaza, his new solo album and the future of Radiohead
Ed O’Brien of Radiohead is strolling down the beach in Santa Monica on a recent afternoon as he reminisces about his first trip to Los Angeles. “I came here in ’87 on a Greyhound,” the guitarist says. “I was traveling around America between high school and college, and I remember arriving in downtown L.A. from…
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Trump insults Zelensky to his face during NATO meeting
At the NATO summit in Turkey Wednesday, President Donald Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “difficult character” directly to his face, then laughed awkwardly at his own comment. During brief remarks before media questions, as he pointed to Zelenskyy, Trump said, “We’ve settled a lot of wars, and this one is the one that…
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Buc-ee’s sidewalk sign advertises job that pays up to $275,000 — with ‘no experience necessary’
You may want to throw out that college degree because the famous bronze beaver is shelling out big bucks to work at the gas station. In a post on X that recently went viral, a sign was set outside of a Buc-ee’s location showing the range of salaries and positions available, with one job paying…