Idiocracy How America became so profoundly stupid over the past decade Gareth Branwyn

russia A Russian spy's story of fear, blackmail and betrayal Séamus Bellamy

war Inside the secretive world of B2 Bomber pilots Séamus Bellamy

class war The other class war: technocrats vs plutocrats Cory Doctorow

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

documentaries The Forever Prisoner, a documentary about the US torture machine by Alex Gibney Elías Villoro

junk science Oil and tobacco lobbyist blames Trans-Atlantic slave trade on wind Thom Dunn

africa New evidence of African writing system that pre-dates European colonialists Thom Dunn

movies Rian Johnson says Dave "The Animal" Bautista is the best wrestler-turned-actor Devin Nealy

movies Rian Johnson hates that Glass Onion has to include Knives Out in the title Devin Nealy

How workers built America Elías Villoro

prophetic visions 100 years later, T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land still resonates Jennifer Sandlin

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

phone numbers You can still call a phone number and be told the time by the U.S. Naval Observatory Elías Villoro

law Crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas Rob Beschizza

music RIP Krautrock legend Manuel Göttsching of Ash Ra Temple David Pescovitz

music The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie playing anniversary 2023 tour David Pescovitz

The military design origins of the 16th Century Book Wheel Elías Villoro

politics Under court order, Arizona county officials certify election results Rob Beschizza

dolphins Dolphins have an impressively high tolerance for hot sauce Thom Dunn