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Trump’s Vengeful ‘Big Law’ Attacks Are a Five Alarm Fire

TAKING LIBERTIES

Framing violations of laws and rights as necessary for “national security” reasons is a go-to tactic for authoritarian regimes.

Shan Wu | Published Apr 01, 2025
opinion

How Black Men Have Already Won the 2024 Election

VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

A potential shift in their political allegiance—or even the perception thereof—should mean Black men, and Black voters, become a demographic to be proactively courted.

Keli Goff | Published Oct 30, 2024

The Controversial Movie That Says Abraham Lincoln Was Gay

BUZZWORTHY

The new documentary “Lover of Men” chronicles the male lovers the former president had over the years—including one who may have been the love of his life.

Kevin Fallon | Published Sep 06, 2024

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‘Oh, Mary!’ Is the Funniest Thing You’ll See This Year

GIVE IT THE PULITZER

Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.

Kevin Fallon | Published Jul 13, 2024

‘Oh, Mary!’ on Broadway: History Made Hilariously Silly

LIFE IS A CABARET

In Cole Escola’s must-gotta-see Broadway comedy “Oh, Mary!” Escola plays Mary Todd Lincoln as an alcoholic wannabe cabaret star, who will say and do anything to steal center stage.

Tim Teeman | Published Jul 11, 2024

How Cole Escola Made ‘Oh, Mary!’ Broadway’s Hottest Show

CABARET QUEEN

Cole Escola talks being “paralyzed with fear” as their hilarious Mary Todd Lincoln play moves to Broadway, awards, identity, sitcoms, and writing plays for their favorite actors.

Tim Teeman | Published Jun 24, 2024

It’s Not Easy Playing a ‘Maniacal Racist’ Assassin

SHOOTING HIS SHOT

“Manhunt” star Anthony Boyle, who plays John Wilkes Booth, tells us what it took to ride a horse with one good leg and jump off a balcony to kill President Abraham Lincoln.

Emma Fraser | Published Mar 23, 2024
opinion

‘Honest Don’: Why Trump’s New Nickname Makes Awful Sense

REALITY CHECK

Every electrical impulse in the brain that can effect voter behavior matters—and the moment that “honest” fires in a synapse next to “Don” may coincide with election day for some.

Allen Salkin | Published Mar 15, 2024

The Search for Lincoln’s Killer Should Be Way More Exciting

LINCOLN SLOG

Despite a first-rate cast and crew, Apple TV+’s “Manhunt” is more dutifully “important” than gripping.

Noel Murray | Published Mar 15, 2024

Prosecutors Slam Trump’s Claim Comparing Himself to Lincoln

‘NOT ALIKE’

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team hit back at the wild assertion in a legal filing opposing Trump’s claim to “absolute immunity.”

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Oct 20, 2023

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