Resistance training may strengthen your gut microbiome

Strength training may benefit the gut microbiome Juliana Yamada/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The most visible benefits of lifting weights may be bulging biceps, but strength training could also improve your gut microbiome. While there is no single combination of microbes that ensures good health, certain configurations are consistently associated with better medical outcomes, … Read more

Contributor: ‘Andor’ is very Latino-coded. Here’s how.

Looking back, casting Diego Luna in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” may well prove to be the single most consequential decision in that storied franchise’s history. Hearing Luna’s Mexican accent in a galaxy far, far away was not only refreshing. It was radical. And as Season 2 of “Andor” proved, it set the stage … Read more

What Will Democratic Resistance Look Like?

This past Tuesday, the seemingly indefatigable political strategist James Carville published an op-ed in the Times titled “The Best Thing Democrats Can Do in This Moment.” His prescription is as follows: “With no clear leader to voice our opposition and no control in any branch of government, it’s time for Democrats to embark on the … Read more