politics Piers Morgan confronts Marjorie Taylor Greene on her notorious lies by playing her videos and asking her to explain them Mark Frauenfelder
new york times New York Times tells staff to avoid using the terms "Palestine,""refugee camps" and "occupied territory" Rob Beschizza
podcasts Musicland Stories is a delightful music-themed fantasy adventure podcast for all ages Thom Dunn
china New Microsoft report says China campaign accused U.S. of using a military-grade "weather weapon" to deliberately start the Maui wildfires Mark Frauenfelder
politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin
conspirituality The 2024 Santa Monica Film Festival was chock full of red-pilled conspiracy content Jennifer Sandlin
mental health Anti-masturbation groups are warm, damp place for extremist beliefs to fester Jason Weisberger
politics Right-wing protest turns violent outside school board meeting in Glendale, California Rob Beschizza
fox news Is Tucker Carlson a saint? Is Fox News part of the New World Order? Some on the right think so. Jennifer Sandlin
books Tears of the Trufflepig is a head-shakingly brilliant novel about contraband animals, Mexico and a labyrinthine conspiracy Elías Villoro
happy mutants 20th Century Men brilliantly flips the Cold War on its head, with superheroes Thom Dunn
Ancient Apocalypse debunked Society for American Archaeology asks Netflix to reclassify Ancient Apocalypse as "science fiction" Jennifer Sandlin
books The Native American roots of Texas Mexican food serve up tacos, feminism and cultural resistance Elías Villoro
interviews The Visiting Room Project: Stories from Angola Prison of surviving life without parole  A.E. Gómez
serious business Book: Elon Musk thinks Peter Thiel is a sociopath and Thiel thinks Musk is a fraud. Rob Beschizza
Joe Biden The right-wing outrage over the Hunter Biden nothingburger is a tried-and-true propaganda tactic Thom Dunn
literature Cornell English Department votes to change name to "Department of Literatures In English" Thom Dunn