law The U.S. law that makes thinking a crime Ellsworth Toohey

music Man detained after playing Imperial March to troops in D.C. wins "substantial" settlement Rob Beschizza

Ethan Hawke The Weight looks like a heavy-duty thriller Séamus Bellamy

History Om Malik, 1966-2026 Rob Beschizza

DHS ICE does in-person Instagram moderation now Jason Weisberger

History A mountain man spent 25 years eating the livers of the people who killed his wife Ellsworth Toohey

books Carlos Castaneda faked an anthropology classic, then built a cult Ellsworth Toohey

mental health Mushrooms got him off antidepressants, so he built TripSitter Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1835 a New York paper put bat-men and unicorns on the moon Ellsworth Toohey

History Sid Caesar built the writers' room that taught Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen how to be funny Ellsworth Toohey

science fiction The man who built the spaceships for 2001, Alien, and Empire has died Séamus Bellamy

Science The Vatican has run an astronomical observatory since 1774 Ellsworth Toohey

comedy Watching a middle-aged English woman enrage romance scammers is my new favorite pastime Grant St. Clair

History The turnspit dog was bred to run on a wheel and roast meat, then went extinct Ellsworth Toohey

music Watch an inebriated Bob Dylan troll a bored John Lennon about stealing "Norwegian Wood" Ruben Bolling

History A 14-year-old Japanese sailor drifted across the Pacific for 14 months and could never go home Ellsworth Toohey

religion A cargo cult in Vanuatu has been waiting for an American named John Frum since the 1930s Ellsworth Toohey

History The WWII commando who fought with a broadsword, longbow, and bagpipes Ellsworth Toohey

science fiction Jason Momoa won't touch the Escape from New York remake Séamus Bellamy

art Watch the live Kennedy Center stream of Trump's name coming down (video) Jason Weisberger