television GQ magazine publishes, then removes profile of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav: "based on his performance to date, he's only good at breaking things" Rob Beschizza
profiles Watch but don't vomit: "The Booger on the Lip of Democracy" is all about Ted Cruz and it's hilarious Carla Sinclair
novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn
music This Phoebe Bridgers profile is a fascinating look at journalism in the time of coronavius Thom Dunn
Science Two great long reads about fire, science, and the human lives caught in between Maggie Koerth
Science Down the Rabbit Hole profiles pseudoscience's most reasonable-sounding perpetual motion crank Grant St. Clair
Science Mice that ate artificial sweeteners passed metabolic changes to their grandchildren Ellsworth Toohey
LOSER NYT profiles architect of brutal crackdown, lets him say he "didn't go far enough" Jason Weisberger
Boing Boing Gadgets Aspiring green thumb? Never kill a plant again with this AI-enabled app Boing Boing's Shop
lifestyle 21 years on a remote island with no power grid, no building codes, and no regrets Ellsworth Toohey