video Thought-provoking list of 1980s movies that shaped our humanity Andrea James

star trek On "Kirk drift," the strange mass cultural misremembering of Captain Kirk Caroline Siede

video Great video essay on John Carpenter's 'They Live' Andrea James

art "When arts die, they turn into hobbies." Andrea James

psychology Are we torturing our sleeping selves? The moral rights of of dreaming innies Uri Bram

movies How does "Darren Aronofsky's Stephen King's Cujo" sound to you? Rob Beschizza

politics Bezos breaks his favorite toy: Ruth Marcus bails after 40 years at The Washington Post Ellsworth Toohey

misinformation Spite turns normal people into horse-paste-eating conspiracy addicts, says study Ellsworth Toohey

tv No one knows how many people are actually watching TV anymore Thom Dunn

donald trump Propaganda posters for our new fascist oligarchy Ruben Bolling

Gorton: a ubiquitous typeface you may never have heard of Jennifer Sandlin

politics Trump's Kennedy Center quietly, cowardly cancels Gay Men's Chorus Jason Weisberger

Science Here's a plan to detonate the world's largest H-bomb to end global warming — what could go wrong? Ellsworth Toohey

Technology ChatGPT isn't hallucinating — it's bullshitting Mark Frauenfelder

politics Silicon Valley's DOGE project: The plan to replace democracy Ellsworth Toohey

Science Better air quality "the easiest way not to die" Rob Beschizza

Book Explore beautiful snowflake illustrations from 1863 Popkin