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The Elf on the Shelf made spying a holiday pastime

As the parent of a half-Jewish, half-Christian child who was already a sharp-eyed Santa skeptic by the time he started preschool, I did not want my kid to be the jerk who ruined Christmas for his classmates. This is why,…

December 4, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

The Beatles don’t need help winning new fans

Author and longtime Rolling Stone music journalist, Rob Sheffield, joined host Kenneth Womack for our special seventh season finale of “Everything Fab Four,” a podcast co-produced by me and Womack (a music scholar who also writes about pop music for…

December 3, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Oh. What. Fun.” finally gives moms their Christmas due

Every holiday season, my mom likes to remind me of how much of a brat I could be during Christmastime when I was a kid. I was not spoiled, but I was greedy. My Christmas lists consisted of detailed product…

December 3, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Stupid or slow?”: White House attacks Carpenter after she objects to ICE video using her music

The White House sent a nasty message to Sabrina Carpenter on Tuesday, shortly after the pop star objected to the Trump administration using her music to soundtrack a montage of ICE arrests. “Here’s a Short n’ Sweet message for Sabrina…

December 3, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

The new “Vanderpump Rules” is Bravo’s losing bet

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but you can ply it with an endless supply of free alcohol in hopes that it will do something just as entertaining. While that may not exactly be ethical, it’s no more…

December 2, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

TikTok made Angel Trees a trend. Now it’s making them a scapegoat

The first time that 41-year-old Janna, a former foster kid and self-described escapee from a “super-churchy small town,” watched a TikTok about Angel Tree shopping, she had what she recalls as an unexpectedly queasy reaction. “It was basically wholesome, just,…

December 1, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

OU student claims bad grade is an attack on her faith

A University of Oklahoma psychology student is challenging a failing grade after submitting a gender‑roles reflection essay that heavily referenced the Bible, sparking debate over free speech, academic standards and the role of personal belief in college coursework. Samantha Fulnecky,…

November 30, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Love, legacy, politics: Cory Booker ties the knot in 2 ceremonies

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, 56, quietly wed real-estate executive Alexis Lewis, 38, in a pair of intimate ceremonies last week, cementing a romance that began just over a year ago and spotlighting one of Washington’s most high-profile, whirlwind couple…

November 30, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Clooney: Pressuring Biden to drop out was a “mistake”

George Clooney was one of the loudest voices calling for former President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 election. In a recent interview with The Times of London, the actor said that pushing Biden out of the race…

November 30, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Hamnet” tests tear ducts and patience

“Keep your heart open.” This is the request made of William Shakespeare’s wife, Agnes (Jessie Buckley) — or, as she’s more commonly known, Anne Hathaway — in Chloé Zhao’s latest film, “Hamnet.” But in the case of this maudlin, overwrought…

November 30, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0