local news Bratwurst queen fired after attending forbidden luncheon Rob Beschizza

fake news This video perfectly captures how websites manufacture outrage and turn it into news Thom Dunn

art Why is it so hard to separate art from the artist? Devin Nealy

catholic church Spanish bishop resigned over his love for a writer of satan-themed erotic fiction David Pescovitz

Science The Turn of the Screw: James Watson on The Double Helix and his changing view of Rosalind Franklin Maggie Koerth

books Florida now banning books where a character might be gay Jason Weisberger

education DeSantis's laws and policies have Florida educators fleeing the state and the profession Ruben Bolling

rip Sinead O'Connor has died at age 56: RIP Carla Sinclair

Entertainment Barbie's strange promotion of China's expansive territorial claims Ruben Bolling

books New edition of "Waffle House Vistas" highlights new photographs and essays about the iconic Southern restaurant Jennifer Sandlin

twitter Threads is the censorial fake-woke corporate brand paradise right wingers thought Twitter was, and it's going to crush what Twitter has become Rob Beschizza

science fiction Watch the first trailer for 3 Body Problem on Netflix Thom Dunn

Republicans Herschel Walker directed a $500k political donation into his business Jason Weisberger

B' bye! Tucker Carlson and Fox News parting ways after $787.5 million goof Carla Sinclair

twitter Musk gloats over Twitter's new poop emoji auto-responder Jason Weisberger

podcasts "The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling" podcast is out now Elías Villoro

movies Jared Leto is going to star in a new Tron movie Devin Nealy

Avatar boycott Check out these films by Indigenous filmmakers Jennifer Sandlin

marvel In a perfect world, Marvel wanted T'Challa and Shuri to both be Black Panther Devin Nealy