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Young woman next to lighttrace face, wearing VR glasses, looking closely at the lightrace rendering. (Getty Images / Henrik Sorensen)

How virtual reality can alter the "self"

Elizabeth Hlavinka

Virtual reality is digging up age-old questions about who we are. That has profound implications for neuroscience

Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY (Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Paul: Trump bill "math doesn't add up"

Alex Galbraith

The senator from Kentucky says Trump's cost-cutting bill will actually supercharge the deficit

Spinning ceramics (Getty Images/ Kilito Chan)

My kitchen needed ceramics. So did I

Joy Saha

What started as a new hobby quickly turned into a lesson in patience and perseverance

Harvard University (Getty/Pgiam)

Trump rages at Harvard on Truth Social

Alex Galbraith

The Trump administration attempted to bar Harvard from enrolling international students earlier this week

An 'Apartments for Rent' sign hangs in front of a building on December 06, 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The rent might not be too damn high

Jamela Adam

After years of steep increases, renters might catch a break — if Trump's economy cooperates

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with Donald Trump at the White House, May 21, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

White genocide, white guilt and Trump

Andrew O'Hehir

Trump's racist assault on South Africa's president was shockingly clumsy — because the truth doesn't even matter

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft took this image of Ceres’ south polar region on May 17, 2017. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA)

Dwarf planet could reveal origin of life

Elizabeth Howell

Hunting for the building blocks of life? Located in the asteroid belt, Ceres is likely a good bet, study finds

Donald Trump | Guard tower outside the fencing of Camp 5 at the US Military's Prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Land of unfreedom: Our "Trumpy" history

Andrea Mazzarino - TomDispatch.com

I can't keep track of Trump's horrors either. But a look back at the War on Terror reminds us this is nothing new

TikTok logo on a smartphone. (Getty Images/Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Banned and branded: TikTok and tourism

CK Smith

Over 30 U.S. states banned TikTok on government devices. Then why are their tourism boards still using it?

Sharing a drink on vacation might not be as easy as you think. (Maria Korneeva/Getty Images)

Red state, blue laws: Summer booze rules

CK Smith

Tourists may be surprised that some U.S. states still have strict alcohol laws rooted in Prohibition-era morals

The sign many tourists will see as the begin their summer vacation in record-high temperatures. (iStock / Getty Images Plus)

Florida is hotter than your vacation

CK Smith

Record-breaking heat, rising seas, hurricane season — welcome to the Sunshine State, tourists

Tom Cruise on the set of "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" (Paramount Pictures/Skydance)

Tom Cruise’s real “Mission: Impossible”

Coleman Spilde

In what may be the franchise's final film, "Mission: Impossible" seeks cinematic salvation

President Trump address graduating cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point on May, 24, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Trump to cadets: "We will not fail you."

CK Smith

Trump addresses USMA cadets with his own successes, some advice and a "culture of winning"

"Fear Street: Prom Queen" (Netflix)

“Fear Street" drowns in tropes

Andy Crump

"Prom Queen" attempts to revive prom-centric horror but falls flat with retrograde themes and a muddled message

Parmesan Reggiano cheese on cutting board (Getty Images/MEDITERRANEAN)

Say cheese (for dessert)

Michael La Corte

Why don't we see more cheese in desserts? 

Pete Rose as manager of the Cincinnati Reds, March 1989. (Bettmann via Getty Images)

Pete Rose: Still more Trump corruption

Mike Lofgren - TomDispatch.com

Our president's meddling in baseball history: Another reminder that he ruins everything he touches

Alina Habba, then-senior advisor to President Donald J. Trump, places a MAGA jacket on the podium as she speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Experts: NJ charge to backfire on Trump

Tatyana Tandanpolie

The charges brought by Trump's former personal attorney are unlikely to hold up in court

Young woman worried about finances, looking at credit card (Getty Images/Kiwis)

To manage your money, ditch your budget

Dana Miranda

Use these methods instead to track your finances and spend without stress

Narcan and fentanyl test strips are available for free at the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Fighting Trump’s harm reduction cuts

Niko Vorobyov

Progressive drug policy has seen serious setbacks under Trump. Harm reductionists say they've been here before

Beautiful bright red fresh strawberries (Getty Images/Jennifer A Smith)

A pink lemonade no-bake pie for MDW

Bibi Hutchings

This "deliciously tart and sweet, cold, and ice-creamy" pie has absolutely no food coloring

"Tucci in Italy" (National Geographic / Matt Holyoak)

Tucci's "Big Night" sequel — sort of

Ashlie D. Stevens

In "Tucci in Italy," a chef’s mother makes the meal — and the moment — that lingers with Tucci most

Choi cooks live on the Williams Sonoma stage during the 2023 BottleRock Napa Valley festival (Getty Images/ Jim Bennett)

Roy Choi: "Disrespect your vegetables"

Ashlie D. Stevens

In his new cookbook, "The Choi of Cooking," the chef builds a bridge between cravings, comfort and care

Paul Reubens (Dennis Keeley/HBO)

The man who broke past Pee-wee to Paul

Gary M. Kramer

Director Matt Wolf discusses the ups and downs of working with Paul Reubens on an honest film about a private life

Pope Leo XIV meets with US Vice President JD Vance, on May 19, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Vatican Media/Vatican Pool - Corbis/Getty Images)

The VP is the worst cafeteria Catholic

Mary Elizabeth Williams

JD Vance rationalizes his anti-Catholic positions — he should negotiate them instead

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