Los Angeles’ newest concert venue, the Intuit Dome, says in its advertising that “Fandom Lives Here.” I put that promise to the test with Slipknot’s “Here Comes The Pain” tour.

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Throughout their career, Metallica has welcomed outsiders into their family. They are celebrating 40 years on the last domestic stop on the M72 tour.

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Former President and draft dodger Donald Trump has once again insulted those who have served our country and paid with their life and limbs.

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An Olympic athlete provides an example to conservatives as to why defining gender is not as black and white as they proclaim.

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Instead of moving away from policies that are deeply unpopular with the electorate, members of the GOP look towards imposing their will.

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The GOP successfully pushed a narrative that Joe Biden is too old to be reelected. Will they now hold a 78-year-old Donald Trump to the same standards?

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As we set sail for Alaska, the patience and kindness of total strangers helped my daughters soar to new heights and cross new frontiers.

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The MAGA majority on the Supreme Court just handed President Biden broad new powers. Will he do the right thing or the smart thing?

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In a political system upended by Trump do politicians think it is beneficial to brag about murdering their pets?

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Nicole and I met as I crawled out of one of the darkest times in my life. Today we celebrate 16 years of a second chance at wedded bliss.

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