politics VOA to be run by Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka, and Trump CEO pick Michael Pack, so two top VOA directors just quit Xeni Jardin
losers Still not admitting defeat, defeated Kari Lake refers to herself as the 'duly-elected governor' of Arizona Jason Weisberger
Ancient Apocalypse debunked Society for American Archaeology asks Netflix to reclassify Ancient Apocalypse as "science fiction" Jennifer Sandlin
music Animated feature Black is Beltza, Basque music, and the political art of Fermin Muguruza Elías Villoro
phone numbers You can still call a phone number and be told the time by the U.S. Naval Observatory Elías Villoro
auctions Joan Didion's iconic sunglasses and other personal property to be auctioned off Mark Frauenfelder
film Relive the cinematic horror of 1972 with Blacula, Frogs, Tales from the Crypt, and other cult classics David Pescovitz
A kid painted a nice mural at her high school. Angry parents called it witchcraft and left her in tears at a "hate fest" school board meeting Rob Beschizza
music Johnny Mathis sings Kol Nidre, the beautiful and haunting Jewish declaration for Yom Kippur David Pescovitz
MAGA folk MAGA man fights back tears when reminded of Rush Limbaugh (but thank gosh for Steve Bannon!) Carla Sinclair
vote You can join Judd Apatow and the Good Deeds Corps in raising funds for Texas voter registration Jason Weisberger
unsolved mysteries American Airlines' in-flight announcements include mysterious "grunting, moaning, and groaning" Mark Frauenfelder