art "Altered Moments" turn sweet "Precious Moments" figurines into their dark alter egos Jennifer Sandlin

politics Republican rep learns the hard way Congress isn't built for mothers Jason Weisberger

star wars Chilean Star Wars had beer commercials edited into the action (video) Jason Weisberger

social media Tik Tok clips bring us closer to Altered Carbon-style"mindbites" Andrew Yi

video essays The unexpected pleasure of finding Voir Andrew Yi

toxic masculinity Someone pulled their dick out: 2022 Grammy winner Louis C.K. and the #MeToo movement Maureen Herman

toddlers A 2-year-old shreds his parents $1,060 savings in paper shredder Carla Sinclair

censorship How to: beat Chinese social media image-filtering Cory Doctorow

happy mutants It's about Time: Reading Steampunk's Rise and Roots Rachel A. Bowser and Brian Croxall

music Headbangers caught in the moment David Pescovitz

movies Sony "took most of the bite out of" football concussion movie to please N.F.L. Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Fiction: Someone to Watch Over Me Angus McIntyre

"Wars to come" loom in Game Of Thrones' fifth season K.M. McFarland

drug policy Why animals eat psychoactive plants Johann Hari

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