crime For the past 40 years, the presence of immigrants in US cities was correlated with a reduction in violent and property crime Cory Doctorow
devastation Los Angeles fire rips through every acre of the Pacific Palisades — and then some Carla Sinclair
Culture Spotify uses ghost artists to "shape listening behavior" and avoid paying real ones Rob Beschizza
drugs The first-ever patient in a Phase 3 medical study of LSD has successfully tripped balls Allan Rose Hill
local culture Remote desert town's bizarre welcome sign leaves mathematicians scratching their heads Ellsworth Toohey
Science COVID and Flu vaccination rates abysmally low before Thanksgiving travel rush Jason Weisberger
politics FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver predicts who will be president but says not to trust his prediction Allan Rose Hill