a sudden bout of the ick Melania looks utterly sick and miserable standing next to Trump at Barron's graduation (photo) Carla Sinclair

music Kathy Bates lip-syncing Bruno Mars Rusty Blazenhoff

offworld Everyday Misanthrope, the game about making people miserable Laura Hudson

Disney A quarter of Disney visitors go into debt for the trip Ellsworth Toohey

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

politics Watch Puerto Rican Sign Language interpreter Celimar Rivera Cosme absolutely crush it at the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show Jennifer Sandlin

politics Palantir made $1.8 billion in 2025 by helping ICE deport people Séamus Bellamy

mistakes Unpleasant AI-generated McDonald's ad depicts Christmas misery Rob Beschizza

Sabrina Carpenter condemned White House video using her song "Juno" for immigration arrests as "evil and disgusting" Ellsworth Toohey

mental health After 30 years I finally know what my addiction is called Séamus Bellamy

folklore The Squonk is a creature from Appalachian folklore who cries a lot because it feels so ugly Popkin

"I will retire with debt" — credit scores drop at fastest rate since Great Recession Ellsworth Toohey

air travel Spirit Airlines warns it may not survive another year as stock plummets 40% Séamus Bellamy

Business Inside the desperate world of high-pressure phone sales Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Disney's new Test Track ride will let you survive a near-death experience Ruben Bolling

law Puerto Rico supreme court allows nonspecific gender choice on birth certificates Rob Beschizza

tv Live-action adaptation One Piece returns for Season 2 Grant St. Clair

tech Microsoft shuts down Skype after 22 years of service Rob Beschizza

donald trump "The Mar-a-Lago of mass incarceration": Trump demands to reopen Alcatraz Jason Weisberger

comedy LA: Indie comedy screening to benefit fire relief Jason Weisberger