This Week’s Worst Person in Westeros: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Game of Thrones has hated its fans for a long time. Now the feeling is mutual.
View ArticleGame of Thrones’ Ending Didn’t Fit the Show It Had Become
Should writers know the end in advance or make it up as they go? Game of Thrones ended up a cautionary tale about both approaches.
View ArticleBill de Blasio Will Be Better at Running for President Than Being Mayor
We’ll stop calling the Democratic presidential primary a clown car when it stops looking like a circus.
View ArticleWas Linda Taylor a Scapegoat or a Menace?
Everyone knew Linda Taylor as the “welfare queen.” But was she a villain, as Reagan made her out to be, or a victim of an unfair system?
View ArticleClassroom Historical Role-Playing Games Can Easily Go Wrong. So Why Do...
It’s possible to do “living history” exercises well, but many teachers aren’t equipped to pull them off.
View ArticleMy Husband Initiates Sex With an Absurd, Demeaning Act. How Do I Get Him to...
It makes me feel terrible.
View ArticleDear Care and Feeding: Should I Tell My Daughters About My Long-Ago Abortion?
Parenting advice on talking about abortion, squirt guns, and difficult co-parenting.
View ArticleWhat’s the Difference Between Talking to Donors and Politicians?
We talk to the president and CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Madeline Bell, to find out.
View ArticleBorder Patrol Agent Charged With Hitting Guatemalan Man With Truck Had Called...
“PLEASE let us take the gloves off trump!” Border Patrol Agent Matthew Bowen texted to a friend.
View ArticlePresident Who Employed Undocumented Workers Now Says Undocumented Labor Might...
A remarkable change of heart from one of the country's staunchest critics of "illegal immigration."
View ArticleJohn Oliver Eviscerates Eviscerations
It was only a matter of time before Last Week Tonight dissected our system of medical dissections.
View ArticleGame of Thrones’ Finale Was Actually Pretty Good
Don’t be disappointed by an episode that played to the series’ true strengths.
View ArticleThe Case of Candidate Joe Biden
He’s hated by Democrats, but polls indicate he could beat Trump.
View ArticleHelp! Should I Tell My Brother I Found the $20,000 He Hid in a Teddy Bear’s...
"He's been quietly losing his entire cool as he tries to work out what we did with his childhood bear, without having to admit why."
View ArticleWhy Gorsuch Keeps Joining the Liberals to Affirm Tribal Rights
The court’s only Western justice has a firm grasp on American Indian law and an obvious empathy for tribes and their members.
View ArticleCritics’ Reactions to the Game of Thrones Finale, Ordered by How Bad They...
Reviews of the polarizing final episode can’t agree on whether it was “sorta bad” or just “bad.“
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