Ryu Spaeth

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Mike Huckabee has never tasted beer.

Ursula K. Le Guin has written a spot-on letter about the Bundy mess in Oregon.

The sickness of Japan, in one groveling apology by the oldest boy band in the world.

What if Elizabeth Warren had run?

Iran has freed five American prisoners, including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian.

This is like that time Faulkner told his daughter, “Nobody remembers Shakespeare’s child.”

Ted Cruz was good last night. But he wasn’t that good.

Who won the GOP debate?

Let’s talk about Alan Rickman in Galaxy Quest.

Alan Rickman’s Hans Gruber had some profound insights into the soullessness of Western materialism.

Alan Rickman, who played the villain in Die Hard and Snape in the Harry Potter movies, has died at the age of 69.

Did Ted Cruz really pour his life savings into his 2012 Senate campaign? Or did he just ask for a huge loan from Goldman Sachs?

Last night, President Obama taught America a new way to pronounce the word “quagmire.”

The Iranian “hostage” situation is already over. But don’t worry, we still got some hot takes.

Everything’s coming up Ted Cruz.

Marco Rubio is stoked to be at the State of the Union!

Even Paul Ryan kind of enjoyed President Obama’s opening joke at the State of the Union.

Per Se is an overrated, ludicrously expensive hot mess.

That racist town seal with the white guy strangling the Native American will live on.

Bowie’s absurd world.