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  • Fact-Checking in the Age of Outrage: A Guide to Not Losing Your Mind

    We live in an era where a single tweet can spark a wildfire, a blurry screenshot can be “proof,” and someone on TikTok in a hoodie and ring light can confidently explain international law — incorrectly — to three million people. Outrage isn’t just part of the media cycle now. It is the media cycle.

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  • Beyond the Echo Chamber: Actively Seeking Voices That Annoy You (And Why It’s Necessary)

    There are few things more satisfying than stumbling across a tweet, a video, or an op-ed that perfectly articulates your worldview. You feel seen, validated, righteous. You might even mutter, “Exactly,” as if the writer can hear you clapping from your couch. And in today’s digital world, it’s easier than ever to create an online

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  • “5 Must-Try Mexican Street Foods You Can Make at Home”

    Some people crave five-star cuisine. I crave food on a stick, wrapped in foil, handed to me from a cart that looks like it might also sell fireworks on weekends. Mexican street food is one of the greatest culinary gifts the world has ever received—and trust me, it deserves a lot more than a Tuesday

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  • Homelander Is America: Narcissistic, Fragile, and Armed to the Teeth

    Let’s be honest: The Boys isn’t subtle. And that’s exactly why it works. While Marvel is out here giving us charming quips and high-gloss redemption arcs, The Boys handed us a red-eyed fascist wrapped in a flag and said, “Here. This is what happens when power stops pretending to be virtuous.” And nothing in the

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  • Voting Rights in 2025: The Battle Isn’t Over Just Because the Marches Are Quieter

    Somewhere between the waving flags and the celebratory “I Voted” selfies, we like to pretend that the fight for voting rights is something we’ve already won. We picture black-and-white footage of marches in Selma, speeches by civil rights leaders, and think the battle was wrapped up decades ago in a neat little legislative bow called

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  • Bipartisanship Is Dead — And That’s Okay

    Let’s just rip the Band-Aid off: bipartisanship is dead. And you know what? Maybe it deserves to be. For years, we’ve been spoon-fed this myth that the highest virtue in American politics is finding the middle ground. That if we all just held hands across the aisle and sang kumbaya, we could fix everything from

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  • Why Marvel Wins the Storytelling War: Complexity, Chaos, and Heroes That Bleed

    Let me start with a confession that might get me banned from Comic-Con faster than yelling “Martha” during a Batman Q&A: I think Marvel tells better stories than DC. Period. Not louder stories, not flashier stories—better. Grayer, messier, more complicated, more human. Now, before DC stans launch into their rehearsed counterarguments about legacy and mythos,

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