books The original Pinocchio was a dark parable about a world of lies Ellsworth Toohey

History Om Malik, 1966-2026 Rob Beschizza

politics Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened to beat up colleague at dinner Rob Beschizza

politics Don Jr's new grift: selling access Jason Weisberger

Trump Jr launches $500k sleaze club while daddy hawks crypto tokens for access Ellsworth Toohey

politics Trump "surprisingly incoherent" in Friday speech Jason Weisberger

crime 40 years for Mississippi cop who tortured and raped man in own home Rob Beschizza

music Here's a primer on the far-out sounds of free jazz David Pescovitz

penises Tech millionaire wants to restore his penis to its teenage virility with shockwave therapy Thom Dunn

fbi Still free: Assata Shakur, fifty years on the FBI's most wanted list Elías Villoro

Off Tha Map Los Angeles Hip Hop tours and "Temple Tactics" interview show from Conkrete Mike P. Elías Villoro

4k These 'Wizard of Oz' scenes remastered in 4K are stunning Rusty Blazenhoff

Banking while Black A young Black doctor sues Chase Bank after she tried to deposit her first check and was treated like a criminal Carla Sinclair

tabloids Absence of evidence is evidence of a cover-up, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

mistakes Kentucky governor apologizes to Tupac Shakur Rob Beschizza

afghanistan Afghanistan: U.S. drone kills 30 farm workers sitting around a campfire after pine nut harvest Xeni Jardin

motorcycle One lucky motorcylist Jason Weisberger

photography Remarkable portraits of Indian flower vendors Andrea James