broadway Watch the trailer and a clip from David Byrne's 'American Utopia' Andrea James

art Museum of Sex exhibit showcases 300 objects from American cults and communes Mark Frauenfelder

cars 2026 the first year in U.S. with no new car priced under $20,000 Rob Beschizza

architecture Architecton: documentary about our lives amid stone and concrete Rob Beschizza

architecture What is up with New York's Flat Iron building? Jason Weisberger

politics How Philadelphia's bravest bureaucrats fought against the terrifying prospect of affordable housing Ellsworth Toohey

music Cyberculture pioneer RU Sirius's new album of "rhymes against reality" David Pescovitz

art The mysterious case of missing art curator Barton Kestle Jennifer Sandlin

bananas From capitalism to banana-less society: the bizarre vision of socialists exposed! Thom Dunn

Disney New Smithsonian exhibit on Disney theme parks focuses on how the parks reflect American culture Ruben Bolling

books Rolling Warrior: a polio survivor's memoir of fighting for disability rights Elías Villoro

David Byrne David Byrne and the cast of American Utopia perform "I Zimbra" Gareth Branwyn

Comics REVIEW: "Department of Truth," a conspiracy thriller about conspiracy theories that literally change reality Thom Dunn

bears Libertarians exit, pursued by bears Thom Dunn

conspiracy theories Watch the first trailer for Amazon Prime's adaptation of conspiracy thriller UTOPIA Thom Dunn

happy mutants Spike Lee to direct a film version of David Byrne's "American Utopia" Gareth Branwyn

videos Hasan Minhaj roasts Justin Trudeau on climate hypocrisy Cory Doctorow

music Pedro Bell, the psychedelic painter behind Funkadelic's visual vibe, RIP David Pescovitz

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow

science fiction Duke University acquires the archives of Charles N Brown, founder of Locus Magazine Cory Doctorow