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H/t El Somnambulo Cape Verde is a small chain of islands about 400 miles off the westernmost point of Africa. It's home to about 590,000 people, though it has a…

Are Republicans starting to figure out that Trump's popularity has cratered? A good sign: The shouting match between Trump and lame-duck Sen. Bill Cassidy over the botched attack on Iran.…

There's a reason the news cycle can't get enough of the Reflecting Pool story – it's making Donald Trump look even more ridiculous than usual, and for once innocent people…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona When folk singer and songwriter Mary McCaslin was 6 she and her family moved across the country from Indiana to California. She remembered being excited…

If you watched the aftermath of the World Cup match between the US and Australia last week you heard the jubilant crowd break into song, as soccer crowds often do.…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Ace the band was a one-hit wonder. The hit itself became a classic-rock staple. The lead singer became an important longtime figure in British rock,…

Post By Alby: Donald Trump has always been a fuck-up at everything except getting attention, so it's always fun to see him botch projects in his supposed area of expertise,…

We're not supposed to call people "homeless" anymore. Advocates prefer the term "unhoused," because "homeless" supposedly casts blame on the victims themselves. Others disagree. They think "unhoused" comes across as…

The weather forecast is iffy – scattered thunderstorms – but a lot of people would like to see Donald Trump's tacky UFC Brawn on the Lawn extravaganza tonight suffer the…

Whenever I've considered using "Evil Woman" as a topical song, I faced the problem of deciding which of the MAGA villainesses deserved the distinction. But one by one, the Clickbait…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Ironically, Frank Sinatra was at his most sensitive when he joined Antonio Carlos Jobim on Jobim’s song “How Insensitive." He needed to be. Jobim was…

In what I assume is a dry run for November, Republicans throughout the land are squawking that the mayoral primary in Los Angeles – along with all other elections in…

After inconveniencing tens of thousands of New Yorkers so he could watch game 3 of the NBA finals, Donald Trump did what we all wish he'd do more: He fell…