bad messaging A California restaurant's odd sign requires proof of being UNvaccinated, then shames these folks Carla Sinclair

Off the rails Iran teaches Grandpa Puddin' Brains diplomacy while he imagines Iranians begging for more bombs Jason Weisberger

maga Over 18,000 bots amplified Nicki Minaj's pro-Trump posts on X Ellsworth Toohey

Inside a job scam: Reporter spends $96 to expose fraudster tactics Ellsworth Toohey

art How Thomas Kinkade's cottagecore paintings became a blueprint for modern conservative propaganda Ellsworth Toohey

politics DEI more popular than Democrats Rob Beschizza

COVID-19 Long Covid expert: all infections have "prolonged consequences" Jennifer Sandlin

facebook More than 100 far-right militias use Facebook to coordinate activities Rob Beschizza

travel wins Man waits 18 hours for delayed flight, ends up having a blast as the only passenger on entire plane (video) Carla Sinclair

bari weiss The rise and fall of the "Anti-Woke" industrial complex Thom Dunn

Science Watch the CDC's lackluster attempt at encouraging masking Jennifer Sandlin

animation "The Magician's Elephant" Review: An Elephant-Sized Misfire for Netflix Greg Nussen

politics Peste Magazine announces its "Snowzzies"—2022 Public Health Disservice Awards Jennifer Sandlin

twitter COVID-19 misinformation on the rise at Twitter Jennifer Sandlin

twitter Selling Blue Checks hits the reset button on Twitter's anointed elite Rob Beschizza

fossils Visit Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park Jennifer Sandlin

felonies A teen and her mom face felony charges for abortion in Nebraska — and Facebook DMs helped with the arrest Carla Sinclair

tabloids Royal rampages and facelifts in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

New data: You have a one in 5,000 chance every day of getting a breakthrough COVID-19 infection (or maybe even one in 10,000) David Pescovitz

encryption A glimpse at the messy future of Signal, the popular encrypted messaging app Thom Dunn