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BROADCAST BIAS: ABC compares Sydney Sweeney ad to Nazis as networks go nuts about her ‘genes’

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/2/2025 8:00 AM

American Eagle stock soars despite media backlash over Sydney Sweeney ad campaign that leftists say contains eugenics references and fascist propaganda themes ... Read full Story

opinion

MIKE DAVIS: Confirmation of Emil Bove a triumph of new over old

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/2/2025 7:43 AM

Conservative legal victory as Senate approves Emil Bove for Third Circuit despite last-minute whistleblower allegations and establishment opposition ... Read full Story

opinion

Producer's notebook: Tracking the fate of Jimmy Hoffa

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/2/2025 7:15 AM

FOX Nation's seven-year documentary 'Riddle: The Search for James R. Hoffa' led by Eric Shawn explores new evidence about the union leader's 1975 disappearance ... Read full Story

opinion

Baloney about Blue Angels, biting in the office, and more. July’s seven craziest stories

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/2/2025 6:01 AM

July's craziest news stories include Stephen Colbert show cancellation controversy, a law firm associate fired for biting colleagues, and Sydney Sweeney jeans ad sparking outrage. ... Read full Story

opinion

Obama’s Russiagate meddling: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 2, 2025

By New York Post | Post readers | 8/1/2025 10:08 PM

NY Post readers discuss reports that ex-President Barack Obama advanced the Russian collusion narrative in 2016. ... Read full Story

opinion

80 years ago, the A-bomb saved countless lives — but now we must defend against nukes

By New York Post | Rich Lowry | 8/1/2025 10:05 PM

Next time, it could be an instrument in the hands of an irrational regime, or rival nation bent on the destruction of American power. ... Read full Story

opinion

Kamala Harris’ latest Stephen Colbert flop shows exactly what’s wrong with both of them

By New York Post | Post Editorial Board | 8/1/2025 9:33 PM

Kamala Harris’ visit Thursday to Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” was a fine reminder of why both of them are failures. ... Read full Story

opinion

And just like that… it’s over: How identity politics killed the ‘Sex and the City’ franchise

By New York Post | Kirsten Fleming | 8/1/2025 7:44 PM

Somewhere Kim Cattrall is laughing. ... Read full Story

opinion

Dems’ grim outlook for ’26, ‘Palestine’ is a made-up cause and other commentary

By New York Post | Post Editorial Board | 8/1/2025 5:15 PM

“November 2026 may not go the way conventional wisdom suggests,” and Dems may lose, warns the Washington Examiner’s Michael Barone. ... Read full Story

opinion

Ernst highlights a major problem: Cost overruns are no big thing in Washington

By New York Post | Post Editorial Board | 8/1/2025 5:02 PM

On Wednesday, Rep. Joni Ernst's office released a report detailing almost $163 billion in cost overruns on more than a dozen infrastructure projects, urging the federal government to claw back $13 billion in allocated funds. ... Read full Story

opinion

To make NY more affordable, Gov. Hochul needs to ditch her all-electric plan and push natural gas

By New York Post | Daniel Turner | 8/1/2025 4:27 PM

Hochul's 2023 All-Electric Buildings Act, which bans natural-gas hookups in new buildings, is a serious blow to freedom, common sense, and the future of the Empire State. ... Read full Story

opinion

Stop obsessing over protein goals — the latest health craze — and just enjoy your food

By New York Post | Bethany Mandel | 8/1/2025 2:16 PM

Forget the protein craze—ditch the obsession and enjoy balanced eating instead. ... Read full Story

opinion

DAVID MARCUS: The Russia hoax is simple. Democrats lied and half the country believed them

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/1/2025 12:36 PM

New documents from Durham's Russia probe show Clinton campaign officials planned to demonize Putin and Trump through FBI-affiliated cybersecurity firms and media outlets ... Read full Story

opinion

Jamaal Bowman, Mamdani’s pick for education, operated a radical NYC school without a license

By New York Post | Christopher F. Rufo, Ryan Thorpe | 8/1/2025 12:14 PM

Jamaal Bowman could land on the shortlist to be the city's next schools chancellor if Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor, sources told The Post. ... Read full Story

opinion

Trump's massive tariff haul, America’s 250th anniversary, and more from Fox News Opinion

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/1/2025 10:50 AM

Read the latest from Fox News Opinion & watch videos from Sean Hannity, Raymond Arroyo & more. ... Read full Story

opinion

Dog-killing perp’s freedom is fresh, ugly proof that no-bail is pure insanity

By New York Post | Post Editorial Board | 8/1/2025 9:00 AM

On Monday, Isaiah Gurley, 29, was arrested on a laundry list of charges after he was allegedly caught on video dragging a dog into the street and setting it on fire. ... Read full Story

opinion

How can socialist Zohran Mamdani revel in his family’s colonial privilege?

By New York Post | Post Editorial Board | 8/1/2025 9:00 AM

Monday’s mass shooting is a problem for Zohran Mamdani not just thanks to his long record of cop-bashing, but because he was off vacationing at the family estate in Uganda when it happened. ... Read full Story

opinion

Buy now, pay later is the worst thing for consumers since payday loans

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/1/2025 7:00 AM

Buy now, pay later apps normalize instant gratification over financial discipline, replacing the saving-first approach of traditional layaway systems ... Read full Story

opinion

5 huge ways Trump can make civil service great again

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/1/2025 5:01 AM

Federal workforce reform under Trump aims to create high-performance culture, eliminate bureaucratic bloat and make government innovation a priority again ... Read full Story

opinion

This is how Trump can break defiant sanctuary cities

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/1/2025 5:00 AM

Sanctuary cities create rule of law crisis by defying federal immigration enforcement, prompting Trump to use financial pressure and Supremacy Clause lawsuits. ... Read full Story

art

INCONTRI at Deborah Schamoni

by Contemporary Art Daily | Aug 01 2025

beauty

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

book

Looking for groups in ‘Looking For Group’

by BookPage | Jul 29 2025

connecticut

Judge sends English Station cleanup dispute back to DEEP

by CT Mirror | Aug 01 2025

exercise

If You Don’t Walk Backward Every Day, a Sports Medicine Doctor’s List of the Benefits Might Convince You To Start

by thehealthy.com | Jul 11 2025

fashion

Mystery $10M Birkin buyer says purchase was his ‘most expensive’ ever: ‘Made me sick to my stomach’

by NY Post | Aug 01 2025

finance

Afraid to leave your job right now? Here’s how to stay put without killing your career.

by MarketWatch.com | Aug 02 2025

food

The High-Quality Canned Fish You Should Always Stock Up On

by The Daily Meal | Aug 02 2025

health

Justin Timberlake Shares His ‘Relentlessly Debilitating’ Battle With Lyme Disease

by Healthline.com | Aug 01 2025

how_to

Use Netflix Like a Pro: 16 Overlooked Tips and Tricks

by CNET | Aug 01 2025

lifestyle

Arnold Schwarzenegger receives disappointing news days after 78th birthday

by Hello! Magazine | Aug 02 2025

metro

Two convicted NYC killers released without bail after drug-dealing arrests in tony Greenwich Village: ‘Insanity’

by New York Post | Aug 02 2025

retirement

Retirees face staggering 6-figure health care bill when leaving the workforce

by Fox News | Jul 30 2025

science

Earth, Mars, Venus — and a long-lost planet — may have once 'waltzed' in perfect harmony around the sun

by LIVE SCIENCE | Aug 02 2025

technology

Rich Bronze Age grave from Iran hints ancient woman’s power status

by Interesting Engineering | Aug 02 2025

Word of the Day

palimpsest

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 2, 2025 is:

palimpsest • \PAL-imp-sest\ • noun

Palimpsest in its original use refers to writing material (such as a parchment manuscript) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased; the underlying text is said to be “in palimpsest.” Palimpsest in extended use refers to something that has usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.

// Scholars believe the motive for making palimpsests was often economic—reusing parchment was cheaper than preparing a new skin.

// The ancient city is an architectural palimpsest.

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Examples:

“My aim was to trace the course of … the Aqua Marcia, built between 144 and 140 B.C. by Julius Caesar’s ancestor Quintus Marcius Rex. … The original tuff arches carried the Marcia across a steep ravine. Subsequent retaining walls and buttresses have transformed the bridge into a palimpsest of building styles.” — David Laskin, The New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024

Did you know?

Long ago, writing surfaces were so highly valued that they were often used more than once. Palimpsest in its original use referred to an early form of recycling in which an old document was erased to make room for a new one when parchment ran short. (The word is from the Greek palimpsēstos, meaning “scraped again.”) Fortunately for modern scholars, the erasing process wasn’t completely effective, so the original could often be distinguished under the newer writing. De republica, by Roman statesman and orator Cicero, is one of many documents recovered from a palimpsest. Nowadays, the word palimpsest can refer not only to such a document but to anything that has multiple layers apparent beneath the surface.

BROADCAST BIAS: ABC compares Sydney Sweeney ad to Nazis as networks go nuts about her ‘genes’

MIKE DAVIS: Confirmation of Emil Bove a triumph of new over old

Producer's notebook: Tracking the fate of Jimmy Hoffa

Baloney about Blue Angels, biting in the office, and more. July’s seven craziest stories

Obama’s Russiagate meddling: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 2, 2025

80 years ago, the A-bomb saved countless lives — but now we must defend against nukes

Kamala Harris’ latest Stephen Colbert flop shows exactly what’s wrong with both of them

And just like that… it’s over: How identity politics killed the ‘Sex and the City’ franchise

Dems’ grim outlook for ’26, ‘Palestine’ is a made-up cause and other commentary

Ernst highlights a major problem: Cost overruns are no big thing in Washington

To make NY more affordable, Gov. Hochul needs to ditch her all-electric plan and push natural gas

Stop obsessing over protein goals — the latest health craze — and just enjoy your food

DAVID MARCUS: The Russia hoax is simple. Democrats lied and half the country believed them

Jamaal Bowman, Mamdani’s pick for education, operated a radical NYC school without a license

Trump's massive tariff haul, America’s 250th anniversary, and more from Fox News Opinion

Dog-killing perp’s freedom is fresh, ugly proof that no-bail is pure insanity

How can socialist Zohran Mamdani revel in his family’s colonial privilege?

Buy now, pay later is the worst thing for consumers since payday loans

5 huge ways Trump can make civil service great again

This is how Trump can break defiant sanctuary cities

INCONTRI at Deborah Schamoni

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

Looking for groups in ‘Looking For Group’

Judge sends English Station cleanup dispute back to DEEP

If You Don’t Walk Backward Every Day, a Sports Medicine Doctor’s List of the Benefits Might Convince You To Start

Mystery $10M Birkin buyer says purchase was his ‘most expensive’ ever: ‘Made me sick to my stomach’

Afraid to leave your job right now? Here’s how to stay put without killing your career.

The High-Quality Canned Fish You Should Always Stock Up On

Justin Timberlake Shares His ‘Relentlessly Debilitating’ Battle With Lyme Disease

Use Netflix Like a Pro: 16 Overlooked Tips and Tricks

Arnold Schwarzenegger receives disappointing news days after 78th birthday

Two convicted NYC killers released without bail after drug-dealing arrests in tony Greenwich Village: ‘Insanity’

Retirees face staggering 6-figure health care bill when leaving the workforce

Earth, Mars, Venus — and a long-lost planet — may have once 'waltzed' in perfect harmony around the sun

Rich Bronze Age grave from Iran hints ancient woman’s power status

Word of the Day

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3.'This shouldn't have happened': Bishop who interrupted church choir in dressing gown apologises

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