russia "Journalism Jesus" rises from the grave to tweak the nose of Russian intelligence officials Séamus Bellamy

Space Ridley Scott's revenge? Michael Borys

plots The Murder She Wrote script formula Rob Beschizza

worse things happen at sea When your yacht is too big for Monaco, Italy, and reality Jason Weisberger

art Legal Walls maps out where you can graffiti without getting arrested Popkin

Gestapo Raskin suggests ICE masks are hiding Jan. 6 insurrectionists Jason Weisberger

ireland Sinéad O'Connor dismantles the myth of the Irish "famine" Gail Sherman

j6 criminals Pardoned Capitol shooter back in handcuffs for alleged kidnapping and sexual assault Ellsworth Toohey

politics Trump pardons Tennessee speaker who created fake businessman to steal taxpayer money Ellsworth Toohey

music Median age of MTV viewers is 56 Rob Beschizza

books Now that it's "finished," the Star Wars High Republic project has something for everyone Jason Weisberger

Games Gamers achieve impossible: Running Super Mario Bros inside Portal 2 Grant St. Clair

Games Former Yakuza devs announce time-traveling combat game for 2025 Grant St. Clair

Pardoned J6 rioters shocked to learn pardons don't cover child porn and murder plots against the FBI Ellsworth Toohey

politics Bezos breaks his favorite toy: Ruth Marcus bails after 40 years at The Washington Post Ellsworth Toohey

Comics "You'll Do Bad Things" might be the most gorgeous horror comic you read this year Thom Dunn

ai art Fake AI "true crime" documentaries are taking over YouTube Thom Dunn

books RIP Tom Robbins, author of "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" Ellsworth Toohey

Science How gophers and fungi revived Mount St. Helens Gail Sherman

politics Umberto Eco's chilling warning: 14 signs of fascism Mark Frauenfelder