"Watchmen" finale: On omelets & endings
A satisfying end to what could be the drama's only season leaves one question unanswered, making us hungry for more
An Aspie tribute to Andrew Yang
Yang probably won't be president. But his positive rhetoric on neurodiversity has been a breakthrough for autism
Do you engage in a real-world community?
Are you engaging in a diverse, real-world community? Offline connection can improve — and maybe even save — lives.
Media: Voters an obstacle to Mayor Pete
Media's centrist crush continues: Buttigieg's "surge" encounters a "significant hurdle" — voters aren't interested
Senators have a choice: convict or crown
Letting Trump get away with contempt of Congress will make the legislative branch as irrelevant as the Roman Senate
The dubious benefits of placenta-eating
Despite its apparent popularity, placentophagy lacks any scientifically proven benefits. How did it go mainstream?
Why are whales big, but not bigger?
How did whales that feed on tiny prey evolve into the largest creatures on Earth? Why don't they get even bigger
What makes wine dry?
A lot of of chemistry and physics are behind how you perceive a sip of wine
Technology isn't making us happier
In India, a spate of farmer suicides, a GMO debate, and decades of deregulation attest to this
Similar classics to "Little Women"
Reading books from people with diverse backgrounds is good for kids — and here are some suggested authors.
I love my maddening baking enemy
I’ve perfected the taste of my own Gramercy-style cake, but it still eludes my bundt-shaped dreams
Graham has "made up [his] mind" on Trump
Lindsey Graham told "Face the Nation" on Sunday that Trump should "get out of the way" of those ready to acquit him
Queer identity comedy 30 years post-Pat
In this year of They, we chat with Abby McEnany, Lilly Wachowski and Tim Mason, creators of the new Showtime series
Does pollution poison the mind?
Studies have linked air pollution with a higher incidence of brain diseases, including dementia and Alzheimer’s
Jeff Van Drew may become a Republican
Reports indicate that Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey is expected to become a Republican over Trump's impeachment
The 2010s, as told by Starbucks
The corporate machinations of the coffee giant are a mirror for the decade's culture wars
Refocusing the battle against cancer
In "The First Cell," Azra Raza argues that it’s far more effective to attack cancer in its earliest stages.
The great American shakedown
The mortal wounds inflicted on our democratic institutions are bipartisan
Tongass Roadless Rule under attack
Loggers want to raze trees more than 1,000 years old.
All I want for Christmas is democracy
"Citizens' assemblies" and similar forms of ground-level democracy are suddenly everywhere. Can we all get along?
Thunberg apologizes for misstatement
Thunberg claims when she said leaders should be "put... against the wall," she was not referencing firing squads
How toys became gendered
Why it’ll take more than a gender-neutral doll to change how boys perceive femininity
The Nativity as political protest
Jesus and his family separated in cages? This is just the latest example of the classic scene used to take a stand
A new era of optimism
With the Youth Climate Strike, the path is the goal, says media theorist Roberto Simanowski