News Harpist's calm composure infuriates self-appointed harp cop Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Tech founder writes about being fired from Trump's DOGE after 55 days Ellsworth Toohey

censorship New Kennedy Center leadership censors award-winning musical about a sparkle-loving shark Thom Dunn

music Green Day to Chili Peppers: Artists rally for fire-ravaged Los Angeles Mark Cerulli

education Meet the Depression-era vaudeville family that set a world record for school-hopping Ellsworth Toohey

magic This is what a great magic act looks like! Ferdinando Buscema

los angeles How a pirate radio station shook Los Angeles: the story of KBLT Mark Frauenfelder

las vegas Stop to take a photo on a Las Vegas Strip pedestrian bridge and pay a $1,000 fine—or go to jail for six months Rob Beschizza

christmas Wheatus rewrites "Teenage Dirtbag" as a Christmas song Thom Dunn

music industry LiveNation spins greed into a PR win Thom Dunn

politics Watch Vivek Ramaswamy perform as rapper "Da Vek" Jennifer Sandlin

powerpoint What corporate presentations were like before PowerPoint Thom Dunn

alter ego Drag queen Nana Tuckit makes powerful statement by introducing the person behind the alter ego, Nik Rusty Blazenhoff

music The ongoing legacies of The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Elías Villoro

social justice Clean Air Club donates air purifiers to Chicago music and arts venues to make them more accessible Jennifer Sandlin

music Hayley Kiyoko defies Tennessee law to include drag performance in her Nashville show Jennifer Sandlin

Long live the queen Lizzo rules in Tennessee Jason Weisberger

free speech Judge blocks Tennessee's ban on drag shows, citing free speech Rob Beschizza

art The Prison Creative Arts Project showcases paintings, sculptures and drawings by the incarcerated Elías Villoro

improv everywhere Improv Everywhere spreads joy through spontaneous comedy Jennifer Sandlin