gender The weirdly conservative story of a famous American drag artist from the 1910s Thom Dunn

books Read an exclusive excerpt from "An Internet In Your Head: A New Paradigm For How The Brain Works " Thom Dunn

books "Let's Never Talk About This Again" is a touching memoir about birth, death, and dad's amateur erotica career Thom Dunn

non-fiction Good nonfiction: "Cowhand – The Story of a Working Cowboy" (1953) Mark Frauenfelder

Science Scientists decode the universal language pattern in 40,000 stories Ellsworth Toohey

ireland Watch the trailer for the thrilling new IRA miniseries "Say Nothing" Thom Dunn

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amazon Amazon sold fake "leaked" copy of hyped new UFO memoir Thom Dunn

podcasts Listen to this eerily immersive audio tour of a real-life Bates Motel Thom Dunn

psyops The Sinophobic history of brainwashing Thom Dunn

deaths Science fiction author Terry Bisson dead at 81 Rob Beschizza

History "Washington's Gay General" is a fabulous look at the queerness of America's founding Thom Dunn

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books Zena Sharman's "Queering Death" series tackles end of life care for LGBTQ+ people Elías Villoro

Games Martin Amis's greatest book is out of print Rob Beschizza

books Spirituality and Abolition, a new book from the Abolition Journal Elías Villoro

readings MacArthur Genius grant recipient Mike Davis reading from Star Spangled Leviathan Elías Villoro

music Sicangu Lakota Hip Hop artist and music producer Frank Waln reimagines "Wild Horses." Elías Villoro