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The union members want California’s largest HMO to wake up and confront the mental health crisis surging in our state and across the nation.

The surprising success of “Fleabag,” along with a historic win for Billy Porter, made this year’s Emmys ceremony a pleasantly entertaining affair.

Part of the justification for the show’s first Emmy win for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2017 was a desire to reward its cogent, funny and sobering coverage of the 2016 election. But since that well-deserved win, the show’s political humor has been lacking.

Since the rise and cultural dominance of Jon Stewart’s tenure on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show" in the early 2000s, it seems as if late night has steered away from casual comedic banter into sharp political commentary.

Free speech in India is, to put it mildly, restricted. I used to think that being a journalist in India was the most terrifying job to do.

“Queer Eye” released its newest season on Netflix this week. Spend your Tuesday afternoon getting your fill of Jonathan Van Ness by streaming the entire season in one sitting.

The film is replete with enough wistful guitars and empty-eyed closeups of its various players to drive home the supremely identifiable sentiment of being marooned unto oneself, with satisfaction and fulfillment only fleeting.

Yes, a literal caricature runs this country and fodder for jokes is plentiful, but just because a joke is easy does not mean it is best. This is not a joke.