guns New study shows that more and more rich white teenagers are carrying guns Thom Dunn

ghosts Go behind the scenes of a real-life high school paranormal investigators club Thom Dunn

linguistics What is "garbage language" and why is it so hard to avoid using? Thom Dunn

film A delightful and insightful look at the beach party film genre of the 1960s Andrea James

economics David Graeber's posthumous new book explores how pirates created liberalism Thom Dunn

How workers built America Elías Villoro

politics Texas bill outlaws diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in Texas Higher ed. Elías Villoro

History The impossible 18th-century gay bars of London Grant St. Clair

comedy Revisiting Mad TV's 1999 skit "Pretty White Kids with Problems" Elías Villoro

music The Judy's: Punk/New Wave spawned from a Texas suburb "transcending nostalgia's sterilization." Elías Villoro

books Cory Doctorow interviewed about cyberpunk and surveillance capitalism in The New Yorker David Pescovitz

36 months after George Floyd's murder, police reform finally considered in Minnesota Elías Villoro

ThanksTaking or ThanksGiving? Elías Villoro

music Music for crime prevention and torture David Pescovitz

photography Jerry Hsu: skateboarder, photographer and entrepreneur Elías Villoro

china Chinese kids posing as "American Teens" in front of blue lockers at Ikea Jennifer Sandlin

enslavement Stolen Relations: recovering stories of indigenous enslavement in the Americas A.E. Gómez

graphic novels "Laguardia," by Nnedi Okorafor, is a comic book set in the context of not-so-futuristic conservative fascist forces A.E. Gómez

animation An exclusive interview with Peppa Pig's "Daddy Pig" Richard Ridings Devin Nealy

music Every time I play Mike Patton's "Mondo Cane" album for someone, they look at me like I'm nuts. But hear me out Jennifer Sandlin