Ren LaForme

Posted Friday, September 4, 2026 9:10 am The Athletic released the results Thursday of its lengthy inquiry into NFL insider Dianna Russini, whose undisclosed relationship with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel was revealed by Page Six earlier this year. The top-line finding will surprise no one with even a passing familiarity with journalism ethics: Russini violated The Athletic’s standards.

A feminist icon, journalist and magazine co-founder died yesterday. Gloria Steinem was 92. Steinem was best known as a spokeswoman for second-wave feminism, but she also paved a path for women to write about subjects outside those they were relegated to in mainstream media at the time: family, home and fashion. Steinem dedicated her life to equal rights and liberation for women and co-founded Ms. magazine, the first magazine owned, managed and written by women, for women.

A poll of Los Angeles voters released last week found Mayor Karen Bass leading Councilmember Nithya Raman by a wide and growing margin. Days earlier, a poll of Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary showed democratic socialist Francesca Hong walloping Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley by more than 20 percentage points. There were problems with both. Crowley went on to comfortably defeat Hong in Wisconsin’s primary.