books What do you read when you're locked up in a Japanese jail for 23 days? Ellsworth Toohey

politics "Cronyism in couture": Vanity Fair publishes brilliant new portraits, capturing the "hideousness of this administration" Jennifer Sandlin

politics Cancun Cruz silent on crucial abortion issue Mark Frauenfelder

movies Let's look at Javier Bardem's amazing career Devin Nealy

movies Secret Service agent rates films on accuracy of Presidential details Andrea James

sesame street Big Bird put through a lie detector test Rusty Blazenhoff

Billie Eilish Billie Eilish asked same interview questions, TWO years after becoming a much bigger star Rusty Blazenhoff

trump Stars ditch Trump's "Freedom 250" concert series after they realize he's behind it Rob Beschizza

tech The legal and creative battle over who gets to modify beloved games Séamus Bellamy

Elon Musk email to Epstein revealed: "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?" Rob Beschizza

politics No seats for mainstream media at premiere of "Melania" Rob Beschizza

hypocrisy Karoline Leavitt casts stones from the imagined safety of her glass house Jason Weisberger

rats Caught trashing her fellow cronies, Wiles claims she was taken out of context by a tape recording Jason Weisberger

drugs and politics Susie Wiles caught lying about Elon Musk drug comment she absolutely made on tape Jason Weisberger

billionaires buying things With CNN in their sights, the Ellisons ask Trump who to axe Jason Weisberger

politics Artist Amy Sherald cancels Smithsonian show after being asked to remove painting of trans woman Rob Beschizza

politics House Speaker proves his spine is purely decorative Mark Frauenfelder

politics The Onion CEO on saving media Rob Beschizza

fashion Nudity and billowing outfits banned on Cannes' red carpet Rob Beschizza