History Benjamin Lay was the best radical vegan Quaker hunchback abolitionist of the 1700s Thom Dunn

science fiction Dead sci-fi author debugs reality in Ben H. Winters' "Benjamin" Gareth Branwyn

politics Benjamin Netanyahu requests pardon in corruption trial Rob Beschizza

movies First official Legend of Zelda movie images definitely going to be a meme template by lunchtime Rob Beschizza

politics Amazon, Google, Apple and others seeking government favors pay for Trump's $200,000,000 ballroom Ellsworth Toohey

education Quaker school sues mom for $27k over education her kid never got Ellsworth Toohey

cabinet jesters Trump kicks out Pete Hegseth from strategic Israel-Iran decisions Carla Sinclair

politics American support for Israel wanes Rob Beschizza

music Death Cab for Cutie to celebrate 20 years of Plans with four anniversary shows David Pescovitz

Games Civilization VII gets good reviews, mostly Rob Beschizza

law Surveillance footage of Kentucky Sheriff killing judge shown in court Rob Beschizza

silicon valley Krazam: startup life satirized by Shiva Kilaru and Benjamin Burke Rob Beschizza

publishing Sports Illustrated "dead" as 70-year-old magazine hit with mass layoffs Rob Beschizza

History "Washington's Gay General" is a fabulous look at the queerness of America's founding Thom Dunn

politics Israel strips its Supreme Court of power Rob Beschizza

Entertainment New Stan Lee documentary raises age-old question: Who created the Marvel Universe? Ruben Bolling

Science The 19th century Central Park dinosaur museum was vandalized by a mad businessman, not Creationists Ruben Bolling

musicals First-ever Nancy Drew stage musical in works Rusty Blazenhoff

philosophy "Theoretical Puppets" use puppets of Deleuze and Foucault to discuss social theory and philosophy Jennifer Sandlin

Grace Jones to headline OUTLOUD Pride Music festival Elías Villoro