a real life "weeds"
Margarete de Santos Brito went to court in Brazil for the right to grow medical marijuana
Fake news is nothing new
Before there were dubious memes and Snopes to debunk them, there were the Cottingley Fairies
Niecy Nash's advice for actors
The successful actor talks to Salon about her journey to stardom and some important lessons along the way
Mattis warns North Korea
Secretary of Defense James Mattis issued a statement warning against any further antagonization from North Korea
Hitchcock and Selznick duel
Producer David O. Selznick griped and moaned throughout production of this fascinating flop rereleased by Criteron
The Vietnam war
This film contains stories that will surprise those that lived through the war on all sides
Ten great labor day movies
Must-see comedies, dramas and docs about the workplace that you can't believe you've never seen or forgot you loved
Cleveland police protest
Cleveland police union does not appreciate the protests, so they're staging a protest of their own
From our grills to 45's ears
A Labor Day tribute to his free form foreign policy from the peoples' grills to our Confounder in Chief
impossible burger's possibile
Replacing meat with plant-based substitutes is one thing foodies and animal rights activists can agree on
Schiff on Trump
Schiff said that part of Trump's praise of Russia could be due to his desire to open a hotel in Moscow
The politics of protest food
The politics of protest food
Caravaggio the criminal
Caravaggio was a genius, that's undisputed. He was also a killer and a street gang menace (and a terrible tenant)
gorka resigned. now what?
If Gorka was fired as an unqualified incompetent, it's Trump's fault he was there in the first place
You're the Worst At Its Best
Stephen Falk and the stars of FXX's comedy discuss the new season, fate and the (im)possibility of happy endings
Fleecing America’s builders
How workers on government construction jobs are victimized by contractors that stand little chance of being caught
North Korea test
President Trump has issued threats at North Korea, but it appears the new nuclear power finds his words empty
California's coming superstorm
In the 1860s, the West Coast experienced a biblical-scale flood, one of the worst in history. It will happen again
gun groups for everyone
The Second Amendment is finding appeal left of center.
Obama letter to Trump
Obama told Trump he made a "remarkable run" to win the presidency, and urged him to uphold American institutions
Your brain on white supremacy
Participants in white supremacist violence are are overwhelmingly young, and predominantly male. Here's why
SCOTUS vs. Jim Crow
"Heightened Scrutiny" is a podcast exploring landmark civil rights cases. On this episode: Loving v. Virginia
Don't tape our teachers!
We've all gotten accustomed to the loss of privacy. But even in the digital age, the classroom should be protected
the heroes of the cajun navy
Unconventional emergency rescue operations during natural disasters demonstrate the strength of community