cats Cat gets honorary doctorate from Vermont university Rusty Blazenhoff

baltimore John Waters gets honorary degree from Baltimore university: "Remember when the scarecrow gets the brain in 'Wizard of Oz'?" Rusty Blazenhoff

music Blondie drummer Clem Burke, pioneering punk-pop percussionist, RIP Ellsworth Toohey

politics Vermont lawmaker caught pouring water in colleague's bag Rob Beschizza

politics Convictions vs. convict: Vermont GOP's "No Felons" rule imperils Trump's candidacy Jason Weisberger

pop culture New Stanford course to examine one (1) Taylor Swift song Rusty Blazenhoff

movies Michelle Yeoh got an honorary doctorate Devin Nealy

tabloids Monkeypox is a Chinese bioweapon in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

humor "Be yourself. Unless 'yourself' is an asshole": David Sedaris delivers Oberlin's commencement speech Rusty Blazenhoff

pranks Watch students at a frat party suck on a Wii Remote thinking it's a vape David Pescovitz

decisions Make tough decisions easier with a decision matrix R.E. Stearn

corruption The Sackler Family: best known for philanthropy, they made billions promoting Oxycontin Cory Doctorow