Science A 1953 colloquium pondered the question "Did Man Once Live By Beer Alone?" Clive Thompson

Weird Craving something sweet? Try this 4000-year-old Mesopotamian dessert Grant St. Clair

video games Death Stranding 2 looks ridiculous—and Game of the Year material Grant St. Clair

politics Racist, white supremacist ghoul Stephen Miller offers dating advice Jason Weisberger

grisly crimes 2 young women accused of using murdered man's severed thumb to buy weed, alcohol, and Uber rides Carla Sinclair

Guided by Voices interviewed on their 30-year-old EP that became a cult classic  Lee Keeler

creepy crawlers Press briefing comically interrupted by creepy visitor — as in a "rather large" cockroach (video) Carla Sinclair

Economy NY Times spins positive economic news into anti-Biden hit piece Ellsworth Toohey

Comics An exhibition all about Nancy comics Natalie Dressed

politics Eight facts about hemp-hating, Hitler-heiling MAGA weirdo Mary Miller Mark Frauenfelder

cannabis Ex-prosecutor reveals Biden's secret agenda to get Americans high on weed "so they can't recognize that the country's falling apart" Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Scientology's secrets, Kardashian brain damage, and Chinese bioweapons in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics "Just acknowledge Trump lost!" – MSNBC's heated discussion with Kari Lake Mark Frauenfelder

art Three Rocks: Bill Griffith's incredible exploration of Ernie Bushmiller's comic strip "Nancy" Ruben Bolling

DC Comics The Flash loses its momentum Devin Nealy

michael jackson Watch Michael Jackson's drummer Jonathan Moffett play "Billie Jean" Jennifer Sandlin

media NY Times suffers from dementia, forgetting its own role in the Iraq War debacle Mark Frauenfelder

movies Matthew Vaughn thinks Zack Snyder wasted Henry Cavill as Superman Devin Nealy

music Musician Ariel Pink used unauthorized photo of artist Jill Miller on album cover, so now she's selling alternative covers featuring Ariel as NFTs David Pescovitz

Comic Books After nearly 30 years, there's finally a new issue of Miracleman by Neil Gaiman Thom Dunn