podcasts A great new podcast explores the cultural and political impact of the Only Band That Matters: the Clash Thom Dunn

Science How do you score on the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale? Rob Beschizza

Operation Sorry You Lost Your Son "No stupid rules of engagement": The content war presidency and America's vibe-based war doctrine Jason Weisberger

immunity California prosecutors push back on ICE's fantasy of consequence-free violence Jason Weisberger

Gestapo Raskin suggests ICE masks are hiding Jan. 6 insurrectionists Jason Weisberger

CIA CIA loses nuclear-powered gadget in the Himalayas, shrugs Jason Weisberger

politics Trump administration is breaking Epstein law it just signed Ellsworth Toohey

jail time After 11-years Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges gets to rub Bolsonaro's face in it Jason Weisberger

art Paint your hands, grab some googly eyes, and make magic like Mario Mariotti Jennifer Sandlin

auctions Want a synth or a bicycle or a drum machine owned by Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider? Now's your chance! Jennifer Sandlin

literature The penniless author whose fictional character helped sell American tobacco Ellsworth Toohey

white power Hegseth's rhetoric is just racism  Jason Weisberger

movies "The Long Walk" screening will kick out viewers who can't keep up with the characters Grant St. Clair

mad kings Trump wants "severe consequences" for Obama, whether it's "right or wrong" (video) Carla Sinclair

This 1903 patent proposed preserving bodies in transparent glass blocks Ellsworth Toohey

Delightful Creatures LAX Customs officers intercept 37 giant, live beetles disguised as snacks Jason Weisberger

politics Rudy Giuliani held in contempt for second time in week Rob Beschizza

Technology Software developer builds annoying device to force himself to move every 20 minutes Ellsworth Toohey

ghosts Don't mistake green goo and sulfur smells for ghosts, warns electrical safety agency Allan Rose Hill

los angeles The nightmare of getting your car towed in LA Ellsworth Toohey