CA town signs disastrous pipeline deal
A renewed agreement with Amplify Energy could keep a pipeline responsible for a spill in operation through 2040
Why drugs work differently for everyone
Individual physical differences, drug interactions and inflammation can all affect how your body reacts
On vision loss and hiding in plain sight
I had tried all year to fade into the background. All attention had become unwanted attention. Then I wrote a story
Resurrecting an all-American beer
Before Prohibition, at least 75% of all beer sold around Louisville was Kentucky Common. Then it disappeared . . .
How to store apple pie for a fresh slice
As if you’re going to have leftovers . . .
Chappelle & transphobes' self-victimhood
The many ways people rationalize denying trans people basic respect boils down to ignoring who's really harmed
GOP anti-vaxxer Allen West has COVID
The former Congressman said he's already taking unproven "Hydrochloroquine and Ivermectin protocols"
32 facts about Freddie Mercury
Here are some things you might not have known about the Queen frontman (and devoted cat fiend)
Bill Maher's "dark prediction" for 2024
“The [Jan. 6 rioters]? That was like when Al Qaeda tried to take down the WTC the first time with a van"
GOP beef with business reaches a head
The beef reached a head this week when GOP leaders kicked the U.S. Chamber of Commerce off its conference calls
Capitalism will not fix climate change
Overcoming the climate crisis will require a shift away from our growth-based, corporate-dominated global system
The very best heavy cream substitutes
What are the best heavy cream substitutes? We gathered the dairy and vegan options, like half-and-half and coconut
5 major themes in Isaac Asimov's work
During his 50-year writing career, Asimov wrote 40 novels, 383 short stories and 280 non-fiction books
Oklahoma's Trump highway: Going nowhere
Trump got 92% of the vote in desolate Cimarron County, Oklahoma. But locals remain skeptical, about everything
"Ted Lasso" diagnoses our daddy issues
A season about mental health awareness ends up pointing out the ways that fathers can make us or break us
Beethoven's 10th Symphony is complete
Through a collaboration of AI, human historians and musicians, Beethoven's 10th Symphony was brought to life
Capitol police whistleblower emerges
"I believe the truth still matters to real people and certainly the men and women of the U.S. Capitol Police"
Bill Maher defends Sinema — again
"It's getting chippy out there," Maher said
Scientists debate lab leak
Science Magazine hosted four leading researchers to debate whether COVID-19 was the result of a lab leak
Trump and the GOP have already seceded
Now they’re preparing to fight a new civil war. In fact, they're already doing it in all but name
The mirage of a town without cellphones
In “The Quiet Zone,” Stephen Kurczy investigates a West Virginia town largely cut off from modern technology
Kellogg's workers on Strrr-ike
The company's attempt to cut healthcare and other benefits comes as it rakes in record profits
Doomsday church holds pro-Trump festival
The widespread presence of Republicans at events like these underscores the party's ever-increasing radicalization
Idaho to Mike Lindell: Pay up for audit
A Republican official from Idaho said a bill for the state's election audit will be postmarked to Lindell