writing Lynda Barry's 'Writing the Unthinkable' lesson Rusty Blazenhoff

books Philip Roth donating his personal book collection to Newark Public Library David Pescovitz

books Kurt Vonnegut's 8 rules for writing with style David Pescovitz

documentaries Short documentary about Hunter S. Thompson in the 1980s David Pescovitz

fox news Oxford-educated MAGA Senator's Foghorn Leghorn accent is phony (video) Mark Frauenfelder

politics FBI agent carjacked near Capitol Hill Rob Beschizza

Business Former Amazon HR staffer describes its unpleasant "personal improvement plan" system Rob Beschizza

makers Ingenious maker builds underwater maze to entertain his brilliant pet octopus (video) David Pescovitz

art Is this Leonardo's painting of a younger Mona Lisa? David Pescovitz

Tom The Dancing Bug Tom the Dancing Bug: Elon's Fun Page! Ruben Bolling

science fiction Get the free online edition of the classic 1986 cyberpunk anthology Mirrorshades Mark Frauenfelder

AI Sports Illustrated deletes articles by fake AI writers after exposé Rob Beschizza

trump trials Mike Pence hits Donald Trump under oath by zapping a comma from his book Carla Sinclair

Science In one minute, Rachel Maddow reveals how authoritarians destroy trust in democracy Mark Frauenfelder

research Manosphere grifters misuse evolutionary psychology to promote anti-feminist views Jennifer Sandlin

donald trump Trump called Christian evangelicals "pieces of sh*t," new book says Mark Frauenfelder

art Where you can see original prints of Hokusai's Great Wave Rob Beschizza

Tom The Dancing Bug Tom the Dancing Bug: Mike Johnson's Adventures with the Meaning of Words Ruben Bolling

amazon MTG's new book is no "Magic: The Gathering" — it's a gathering of poor reviews Mark Frauenfelder