meditation Would you be willing to neuro-hack your way to enlightenment? Popkin

happy mutants Kickstarting a seminar series with Ada Palmer and me about the history of censorship and information control Cory Doctorow

nazis Elon Musk leaving his misattributed neo-nazi tweet for posterity Jason Weisberger

pride Backlash grows over Dodgers disinviting Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from Pride event Jennifer Sandlin

conspirituality How Tik Tok amplifies the consumerist fever dream of conspirituality Jennifer Sandlin

revolutions The concepts of freedom, liberty, and equality were developed by enslaved people and women, not the elite Elías Villoro

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

nightmare fuel Nightmarish prototype of a wind-up creeping baby doll Mark Frauenfelder

economics David Graeber's posthumous new book explores how pirates created liberalism Thom Dunn

Reviews This is not a review of "BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths" Elías Villoro

Ancient Apocalpyse Archaeologist David Wengrow pushes back against Ancient Apocalypse—and urges us to consider the power of everyday people Jennifer Sandlin

politics Texas bill outlaws diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in Texas Higher ed. Elías Villoro

mistakes Musk tells Twitter employees "bankruptcy isn't out of the question" as it descends into chaos Rob Beschizza

Antoni Gaudí Basílica de la Sagrada Família to release final construction timeline in 2024 Andrew Yi

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

politics The U.S. has launched 251 military interventions since 1991—and 469 since 1798 Elías Villoro

politics The Originalism of White Supremacy and Judicial Review Elías Villoro

television "Too Hot to Handle" is too fun to miss A.E. Gómez

#metoo Someone pulled their dick out: 2022 Grammy winner Louis C.K. and the #MeToo movement Maureen Herman

russia If you want to understand Putin, learn about Alexander Dugin, the fascist Russian charlatan beloved by the U.S.'s far-right Mark Frauenfelder