Delightful Creatures Serving insects to unwitting food critics Grant St. Clair

bad smells Famed ballet director smeared dog poop on critic's face after bad review Mark Frauenfelder

art Watch Mel Brooks' wonderfully funny and very short animated film "The Critic" (1963) David Pescovitz

movies How did 19 films each get an F on CinemaScore? Andrea James

art What's the most pretentious movie you like? Rob Beschizza

politics Trump attacks science, research, and public health systems Jennifer Sandlin

politics Trump moves inauguration indoors because of the cold Rob Beschizza

politics America's first felon president-elect throws legal tantrum over January sentencing Ellsworth Toohey

cryptocurrency Crypto bro Do Kwon dragged to US after $40 billion collapse and global manhunt Ellsworth Toohey

censorship Elon Musk punishes Laura Loomer and other MAGA loyalists who criticize him: "MAGA wars have begun" Carla Sinclair

Entertainment A deep, deep dive into the history of Disney's animatronics Ruben Bolling

music "Failed second album" is a myth. Blame music critics. Rob Beschizza

Science 2020 paper pushing bogus Covid treatment finally retracted Gail Sherman

movies Kraven the Hunter proves to be bad, surprising no one Grant St. Clair

Entertainment "Chainsaw Jerry" reveals untold stories from Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie 50 years later Mark Cerulli

mistakes U.S. Department of Defense conducts test Rob Beschizza

books In 2004, an author wrote a 233-page novel without using any verbs Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Explainer: Hawk Tuah Girl's crypto token crashes, wiping out $500 million in 24 hours Ellsworth Toohey

machine learning AI art haters unknowingly prefer AI-generated works, according to test Ellsworth Toohey

politics MSNBC's Joe and Mika double down on their newfound lovefest with Trump (video) Carla Sinclair