science fiction Duke University acquires the archives of Charles N Brown, founder of Locus Magazine Cory Doctorow

Games Games matter because games don't matter, says a philosopher Ellsworth Toohey

Why garlic smell sticks to your hands — and how a spoon removes it Ellsworth Toohey

politics "The teachings of MAGA are simply incompatible with the teachings of Jesus Christ" Jennifer Sandlin

Jerry Seinfeld's Duke rant against 'Free Palestine' lands flat as history lessons roll in Jason Weisberger

Republicans Liz Cheney joins Kamala Harris on the campaign trail in Wisconsin Mark Frauenfelder

racism Black and Asian enrollment down at top colleges after end of affirmative action Rob Beschizza

viral videos Man who punched a woman in the face at New York event identified as millionaire banker (video) Carla Sinclair

mental health Anti-masturbation groups are warm, damp place for extremist beliefs to fester Jason Weisberger

climate change Phoenix area librarian's shoes melted to the sidewalk during crosswalk duty Jennifer Sandlin

david cronenberg Watch David Cronenberg's "Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection" (2023), featuring four 18th-century life-size wax anatomical models Jennifer Sandlin

colonialism Puerto Ricans resist disaster capitalists and "Puertopians" in Hurricane Maria's wake Elías Villoro

Food Collectives and non-profits feed the hungry. Some people want to make it illegal. Elías Villoro

medicine Can you really laugh yourself to death? David Pescovitz

books How to read Donald Duck 50 years after the CIA fomented a coup in Chile on September 11, 1973 Elías Villoro

National Football League Resources that shine a critical light on the NFL Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures Chaser, smartest dog in the world, learned from social inference Elías Villoro

squatters Man pretended to be Stanford student, lived in dorms for a year David Pescovitz

preaching truth Georgia pastor preaches, "We don't need a Walker!" Jennifer Sandlin

recipes Recipe for Goblin Sandwiches (1946) Thom Dunn