» Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.

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Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] shot and killed a woman in south Minneapolis during a morning confrontation between community members and federal officers […] Several residents […]


» Why Has Criticism Always Been Such a Good Side Gig for Artists?

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There might not be a more natural, if also more fraught, complementary profession to artistry than criticism. Who, after all, would have a better perspective on the necessary background and unique challenges of making art than some-one who does it themselves? But—considering everything from personal bias (if you don’t do it the way I do […]


For Good’ lead Thanksgiving box office

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Disney’s “Zootopia 2” follows detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis of Zootopia upside down. Disney Moviegoers have plenty to feast on at the box office this Thanksgiving. Disney’s “Zootopia 2” snared $10.2 million in Tuesday previews, the second-highest haul for […]


Barnes and Noble’s Book of the Year Feels Like a Throwback. In Good Way. I Think.

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Barnes & Noble Picks Its Book of the Year This year’s Barnes & Noble’s book of the year […]


Corporate America is not falling for the left’s outrage over Sydney Sweeney’s ‘good jeans’ ad

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The left is trying its best to stir up a furor over the recent Sydney Sweeney jeans (or is it genes) TV commercial to ignite a backlash similar to the Dylan Mulvaney-Bud Light debacle. Sorry progressives, it ain’t happening. Yes, there’s lots of chirping from lefty columnists, purple-haired TikTok influencers, late-night hosts who are still […]


Surprisingly, the Supreme Court did a good thing for libraries this term. ‹

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July 8, 2025, 2:25pm Amongst all of the terrible and regressive decisions and shadow docket orders the Supreme Court spewed forth this term, there was a rare, small win for libraries and schools. The story got a little buried, but the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold the Universal Service Fund, a bundle of FCC-overseen […]


Trump admin has ‘lot of good candidates’ to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell: Bessent

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The Trump administration will focus on finding a replacement for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell this fall, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Thursday, adding that officials had “a lot of good candidates.” Bessent said it was up to the Fed to decide interest rates, although he added that if the central bank did not cut interest […]


Why Larry Fink’s devilishly complicated Panama Canal deal may come good

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Larry Fink is going full throttle to complete its mega deal to purchase 43 ports including two on the Panama Canal – but bringing it all home will require some delicate maneuvering, sources told On The Money. The BlackRock boss needs to get 23 countries to sign off on a new partnership headed by his […]


Trump’s Trade War With China Could Be Good for India. But Is It Ready?

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Even when India was staring down the barrel of a 27 percent tariff on most of its exports to the United States, business executives and government officials saw an upside. India’s biggest economic rival, China, and its smaller competitors like Vietnam were facing even worse. India has been pushing hard in recent years to become […]


Have You Ever Read a Book So Good It Makes You Mad?

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Despite reading more than a hundred books a year, most of the time, I read pretty casually. Usually, I can put down a book and not think about it again until I pick it back up. It’s not […]