politics Before standing for the Democratic nomination in a NY congressional race, Patrick Ryan was in business spying on union organizers and left-wing activists Cory Doctorow

middle age She's wearing tunics now Jennifer Sandlin

books Freedom Dreams finds "the future worlds Black radicals struggled to achieve" Elías Villoro

cartoons It is Velma Dinkely's moment Devin Nealy

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

dogs In honor of International Blind Dog Day, meet Picasso-faced dog, Brodie Jennifer Sandlin

television HBO developing another "Game of Thrones" spinoff, this time about Jon Snow Rob Beschizza

tabletop gaming Revisiting the "Satanic panic" of the 1980s in Stranger Things season 4 Gareth Branwyn

History Gary, Indiana is "The Most Miserable City in America" — but don't count it out Rob Beschizza

tech The reMarkable Tablet is moving to a subscription service model Séamus Bellamy

tv House of the Dragon hopes to make Game of Thrones great again Rob Beschizza

los angeles Judge orders L.A. to build shelter for Skid Row homeless within 180 days Jess Sabine

nyc Racist anti-mask Trump supporter on camera at bakery Kevin Reome

doorbell cam Breathtaking meteor lights up Canadian skies Kevin Reome

maps Where Midian is Rob Beschizza

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

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Business Nearly 27 million Americans lost their job-based health insurance in pandemic, study shows Xeni Jardin