Patients left in the lurch as big health system and insurer duke it out in Pennsylvania
When you’re battling cancer, you can barely muster the energy to walk up a flight of stairs, let alone embark on a search for a…
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Seth Green’s alternative to toxic masculinity: ‘Changeland’
When Seth Green visited Thailand a decade ago with his friend Dan, the besties were mistaken for honeymooners. This didn’t faze either of them.
Amid wave of states restricting abortion, advocates step up efforts to get women to clinics
The future of abortion access in the United States is in a major state of flux, with new restrictive laws or bills from red states…
‘Forrest Gump,’ 25 years later: Why this classic doesn’t hold up
This summer marks the 25th anniversary of the beloved Tom Hanks/Robert Zemeckis movie “Forrest Gump,” about a dim-witted but lovable everyman and his unintentional journey…
How Allison Williams became Hollywood’s smartest scream queen
She’s played a millennial underminer on “Girls,” a flat-out psycho in “Get Out” and a chilling cellist in a new horror movie. Right now, though,…
‘Hail Satan’ is trending: How the devil is firing up pop culture
When you’re fund-raising to make a documentary called “Hail Satan?,” you learn early on to expect pushback from potential backers. “Pitching [to studios], I’d get through maybe…
The crazy story of how ‘Stockholm syndrome’ got its name
“Is there something wrong with me? Why don’t I hate them?” In 1973, 21-year-old Elisabeth Oldgren posed this question to a psychiatrist in the wake…
Gregg Araki’s ‘Now Apocalypse’ is a millennial sex and sci-fi trip
Gather round, kids, and hear about how in the 1990s, you had to seek out an arthouse theater to catch the release of a Gregg…
How Ray Romano balances ‘comedic genius’ with dramatic chops
How does an inherently funny guy get into a dramatic mindset? “Normally I have to prepare and, like, put on headphones and listen to sad…
How Ryan Adams is making me rethink my rock collection
(CNN) In indie music circles, there had long been whispers about Ryan Adams being a jerk. Living in Chicago’s rock hotbed neighborhood of Wicker Park…