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May 2017

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May 31st
- The unbearable lightness of Cavs-Warriors
- Are employers finally giving felons a second chance?
- Trump's big mistake in the South China Sea
- How quaint 18th-century 'spell-fights' evolved into the Scripps National Spelling Bee
- The extraordinary ordinariness of The Americans finale
May 30th
- Bless your heart, House of Cards
- Why streaming needs subscription bundles
May 29th
- The Leftovers episode 7 recap: Kevin Garvey finally finds meaning
May 27th
- Ford's CEO shake-up
- America's free speech wars
May 26th
- How Greg Gianforte won Montana's special election — despite an assault charge
May 25th
- The Baywatch movie isn't sexy
- Is the celebrity presidency here to stay?
- How Johnny Depp became a pirate
May 24th
- Can Trump make peace with NATO?
- The myth of Ford's decline
- Something is going on with The Americans
May 22nd
- The glimmer of hope in Brazil's terrible crisis
- China is loving the Trump presidency
May 20th
- Why America's department stores are in free fall
- Venezuela's descent into chaos
May 19th
- Why America desperately needs the Twin Peaks revival right now
- Why Twin Peaks is a bad mystery but a great soap opera
- Why is Ridley Scott suddenly back in the Alien business?
- The Endangered Species Act, explained
May 18th
- The scariest thing about Twin Peaks is the Pacific Northwest
- How Trump made American newspapers great again
- What past scandals can tell us about what Mueller might find on Trump
May 17th
- James Comey's revenge
- Is America losing to China in a new Great Game?
- How to tell if you've been hacked by Russia, China, or North Korea
May 16th
- Will Trump's loose lips lead to a military coup?
- Can globalization survive a barrage of cyber attacks?
May 15th
- How Better Call Saul fixed Breaking Bad's Skyler Problem
- The astronomical cost of asking China to restrain North Korea
May 13th
- Can America protect itself from North Korean missiles?
- When airline passengers revolt
May 12th
- The real reason Aetna is bailing on ObamaCare
- President Trump torched his legislative agenda by firing Comey
- 10 King Arthur retellings that are even weirder than King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
- Get ready for the backlash against Amy Schumer's new comedy
May 11th
- How Trump trumped trump
- The tragedy of James Comey
- Is John Cena the second coming of The Rock?
May 10th
- Do Democrats have a right to be mad about James Comey's ouster?
- How Donald Trump royally botched James Comey's firing
- The Americans forever hold their peace
May 9th
- What caused the retail apocalypse?
- Rural America is more diverse than you think
May 8th
- Master of None refuses to wallow
May 7th
- How to take an amazing summer vacation on a tight budget
May 6th
- Where's the Trump bump?
- The great British crack-up
May 5th
- The amazing names of the 2017 Kentucky Derby horses, ranked
May 4th
- How to make a carbon tax insanely popular
May 3rd
- The ghosts that haunt The Americans
May 1st
- 11 head-scratching things Trump said about health care this weekend
- Sisyphus in Silicon Valley
- The Leftovers recap: The wrong Kevin

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