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Shane Gillis wears a black suit and holds a microphone while speaking onstage against a blue and purple backdrop at the 2025 ESPY Awards.
Opinion

As Trumpism wanes, SNL mistakes misogyny and homophobia for comedy

As the shock value of Trump-era bigotry wears thin, Saturday Night Live seems determined to keep the joke alive, writes John Casey.

a person holding a sign with arrows coming from the word gay
Opinion

What gay men learn when we ask each other, ‘When did you come out?’

Behind a familiar question are decades of fear, acceptance, and change. Asking it can bring generations of gay men closer, writes John Casey.

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Opinion

The Cornell 7 allegations are horrifying. The questions about accountability are infuriating

The presumption that the alleged rapists would get away with it is what enrages people, writes John Casey.

Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford
Opinion

Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, and the right to take your shirt off after 60

At 62, I’m no Cruise, but the reaction to his GQ cover explained a summer of strangers calling me their hero, writes John Casey.

Pete Hegseth smiles and gestures while testifying at a congressional hearing.
Opinion

Amid horror, Hegseth takes his casting cues from Fox News founder Roger Ailes

As grim photos show battered U.S. bases in the Middle East, Hegseth has a message for would-be soldiers: only the pretty need apply, writes John Casey.

the world trade center on fire after a terrorist attack on september 11, 2001
Opinion

A coming out, the ‘Falling Man’, and 25 years of loneliness since 9/11

Even when grief is shared by an entire city, each person must carry it alone, writes John Casey.

solid rock church
Opinion

When a pastor preaches cruelty, why does the congregation listen?

The most disturbing part of Netflix’s Death of a Pastor’s Wife is not only what JP Miller preached, but how few people appeared willing to question him, writes John Casey.

jd vance
Opinion

Mike Pence pretends to be decent. JD Vance pretends to be masculine

One hides behind piety. The other hides behind a beard, writes John Casey.