I will be a Groupon stan until I die. I have used their coupons for massages, haircuts, oil changes, and for experiences like a Camel ride in the Sahara while I was in Morocco and a deal on glamping in an Airstream trailer in Joshua Tree. Groupon is one of the best ways to get … Read more
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made news on Tuesday during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing when he confirmed that the Trump administration is dropping the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund he was required to establish under a settlement agreement President Donald Trump entered into with the IRS and the Department of Justice last month. (Blanche … Read more
Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, has used his country’s spiraling security crisis to tighten his grip on power. Under the banner of the “war on drugs,” his government has expanded emergency rule and intensified a crackdown on political opponents. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has continued to provide the Noboa government with political cover and military support … Read more
Forbes lists are largely a status symbol for the 1%, but as the business publication has expanded its purview — and as the music business has grown legit billionaires — its lists and criteria have grown. Pegged to its four-year-old Iconoclast conference is an “Iconoclast 50” list released on Wednesday, and its vague criteria — recognizing … Read more
Hoka running shoes have been popular with trail and mountain runners (or “skyrunners”, if you prefer) since the company’s inception in 2009. But it was only during the Covid-19 pandemic that we all threw fashion out the window and became obsessed with these insanely puffy, comfy shoes. The iconic, everyday Cliftons are the most popular … Read more
This is an excerpt from the June 4, 2026, edition of “The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe” newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday. STEVE RATTNER’S CHARTS AMERICANS’ SAVINGS UNDER PRESSURE DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE MEASURES DELINQUENCIES UP ACROSS LOANS Source: MS NOW CATCH UP ON MORNING JOE Play Steve Rattner: … Read more
Bob Dylan‘s June 7, 1988, concert at the Concord Pavilion in suburban San Francisco was not seen at the time as a landmark moment in music history. This was a low point in Dylan’s career after two truly dismal albums (Knocked Out Loaded and Down in the Groove), two years of non-stop touring where he … Read more
This article was co-published with The Intercept. A company run by former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, hired by the Israeli government to push pro-Israel views on a major conservative media network, has directed $13 million from Israel to several Republican digital strategy firms and allies, according to a previously unreported document filed under the … Read more
Teens and tweens hoping to find out if Odysseus makes it home to Ithaca are going to need to bring a parent or adult guardian to the multiplexes. “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan‘s sprawling adaptation of Homer’s epic poem, has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association. It’s unclear why the picture got this designation … Read more
Meta has quietly embedded face-recognition technology for its smart glasses into an app downloaded to millions of phones, according to a WIRED analysis of the company’s software. Code discreetly added to Meta’s AI app over multiple updates this year shows that the feature, internally called “NameTag,” identifies people captured by the glasses’ camera and, when … Read more