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Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears makes amends in his new ‘astrological memoir.’

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The BFG Podcast leans into the summer season this episode, with a heap of praise for one of the two surprise horror hits that have changed Hollywood

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With the World Cup looming in North America this summer, Simon Kuper offers a compelling—and depressing—history of this unique tournament.

I missed reading Exiles by Mason Coile this year until I was given it as a holiday gift by my daughter. This horror/thriller about an expedition to Mars

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Comparing Monday's unexplained grant of emergency relief in the Department of Education downsizing case to how the justices handled President Biden's student loan program is ... telling.

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Democrats don't need conspiracy theories. There are more than enough real Trump scandals.

Superstar podcaster Alex Cooper (Call Her Daddy) follows in the footsteps of other attractive, charismatic young women who made a splash with something