music Puddles Pity Party sings "Nothing Compares 2 U" Jennifer Sandlin

prince Choir! Choir! Choir!'s beautiful rendition of "Nothing Compares 2 U" Jennifer Sandlin

music Listen to Prince's original 'Nothing Compares 2 U' for the first time (and see him rehearsing in 1984) Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Mamdani takes lead in New York City mayoral poll Rob Beschizza

politics Young men love Andrew Tate because far-right destroyed every support system they had Ellsworth Toohey

yoga Why humming is good for your mental health Allan Rose Hill

gadgets Daylight DC-1 tablet taken for a spin Rob Beschizza

comedy The 8-foot-long loaf of bread in the "Pioneer Women" episode of "I Love Lucy" was real, and baked by Union Made Bakery in Los Angeles Jennifer Sandlin

music Listen to Sinead O'Connor's haunting and magnificent isolated vocals for "Nothing Compares 2 U" David Pescovitz

rip Sinead O'Connor has died at age 56: RIP Carla Sinclair

GOP doublethink The Mooch hilariously compares Trump to Logan Roy of Succession — they are both loving family men Carla Sinclair

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cats Crispy and friends have a cat-nip hotbox party Elías Villoro

music Watching Patrick Dexter play cello outside is a balm for my troubled soul Jennifer Sandlin

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

documentaries Trailer for Sinéad O'Connor documentary "Nothing Compares" Gareth Branwyn

russia British finance minister Sunak compares self to Will Smith after criticism of wife's £400m stake in Russia-linked company Rob Beschizza

Food Cinnamon Toast Crunch spread will save us all Devin Nealy

mental illness Similaries between The Voynich Manuscript and outsider art by people with schizophrenia Rob Beschizza

tabloids UFOs, dogfights and what's wrong with Joe Biden, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan