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I had only been in California for two hours when a man in a cowboy hat and a Village People mustache propositioned me. “How about I punch you in the face?” I deserved it. I was traversing California on I-5 in pursuit of the California recall and had just pulled …

The “QAnon Shaman,” one of the more prominent rioters that stormed the Capitol building on January 6th, pleaded guilty to charges related to his role in the insurrection attempt. Jacob Chansley — or Jake Angeli, as he was known when he was first arrested a day after the riot and …

When Sen. Susan Collins announced her intention to vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh despite concerns that he would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, she assured the American public that he respected precedent too much. Amidst her 2018 speech from the Senate floor, she included this nugget: …

On a busy street in downtown Juárez, people gather around a house playing music. Some of them carry flowers, a few hold photos, and others use their phones to take pictures of the house with the music so loud it drowns out the noise of the early Saturday afternoon traffic. …

Some Florida parents are breathing a sigh of relief at the news that a judge has overturned Governor Ron DeSantis‘ ban on mask mandates in schools. Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper sided with parents who sued the Republican governor and the state’s education department, saying the ban violates …

Standing on a makeshift stage surrounded by shrubbery, the smell of cedar chips lacing the humid summer air, Laura Jane Grace addressed the sold-out crowd that had shambled through the industrial wasteland of the Philadelphia outskirts to see her play a pretty unconventional venue: Four Seasons Total Landscaping. “I’ve performed …

Roy Kent arrived at the exact right moment in Brett Goldstein’s life. It’s already become a legendary bit of modern showbiz lore. The British actor, 41, was originally hired as a writer on Apple TV+’s breakout hit series Ted Lasso. After the writers room wrapped on the first season, however, …

Eddie Vedder’s daughter, Olivia Vedder, has released a new song, “My Father’s Daughter,” which will appear on the soundtrack for Sean Penn’s upcoming movie, Flag Day. “My Father’s Daughter” is a tender ballad led by heavy piano and Vedder’s delicate vocal performance as she sings of potent familial bonds: “They …

Seven months after HipgnosisSongs Fundbought 100 percent of Lindsey Buckingham’s publishing rights, theMerck Mercuriadis-led group has acquired the catalog of fellow Fleetwood Mac member Christine McVie. The deal includes every song McVie penned both with the band and solo, including the Mac hits “Say You Love Me,” “Little Lies,” “Don’t …

Jamal Raad has spent this year assessing every climate action the Biden administration has taken — from the first reveal of Biden’s climate plan last summer, to the executive actions on Inauguration Day, to the unprecedented climate-crucial infrastructure package now inching through Congress. But if you ask Raad, the executive …