TV's inventor hated TV — until he didn't
Philo Farnsworth invented television, had his idea bullied from him, and began to view his own creation as a curse
Rev. Barber: Big change is coming
Don't fear the word "poor," Barber says: If poor people voted in large numbers, that would change everything
Super-Earths: Larger and more habitable
Astronomers catalogue a new type of planet, the super-Earth, which seem to be bigger and better than Earth itself
Olympic abuse scandal: A strange twist
Center for SafeSport is supposed to investigate alleged abusers. But no one has accused Jonathan Little of a crime
Giuliani skimps on divorce settlement
Giuliani is given till next month to pay $235,000 to ex-wife Judith Nathan
MAGA candidates scrub "big lie" claims
Blake Masters in Arizona, Tiffany Smiley in Washington State and Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania have all made pivots
"Andor" presents a Star Wars spy like us
The latest "Star Wars" series presents a Force-absent world collapsing under corporate-fueled autocracy
Capitalism is bad for your health: study
A new study reveals that the rise of capitalism has coincided with worse living conditions — unless regulated
Gaetz may dodge sex-trafficking charges
"Those who told lies about Rep. Matt Gaetz are going to prison," a spokesperson for the congressman says
Kathleen Turner: Women aren't "vessels"
The legendary actor spoke to Salon about "The Swearing Jar," her career and the importance of independent film
Trump judge backtracks after rebuke
Judge Aileen Cannon struck portions of her order after an appellate court ruling and may have hurt Trump's case
White nationalism mainstreams racism
The white nationalist narrative of victimhood has become ingrained in the present-day Republican Party
Paxton OKs scheme to funnel COVID funds
Texas AG is letting county officials use up to $25,000 in COVID funds to give themselves extra pay
Why is conservative culture so lousy?
Tim Pool's "music" and Ben Shapiro's "movies": No one would consume this stuff, if not to "own" the liberals
GOPer brags aide leaving for Wall Street
"And her father already works for us," Bank of America CEO boasted in chummy exchange
Try Giada's creamy shrimp pasta
Who says we shouldn't be mixing seafood and cheese? Certainly not Giada
GOP allies reject Trump's Fox claims
“The process is probably more complicated than that,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham
GOP blocks bill to disclose megadonors
"Republicans heeded the wishes of dark money donors today," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Hawley: Teach kids there is "one gender"
"Not sure which gender he plans to eliminate," one Twitter user quipped
Ron DeSantis' genius plan goes sideways
Martha's Vineyard gambit looks worse every day — and down at Mar-a-Lago, an embattled orange man loves to see it
Special master corners Trump's lawyers
"This is really a test for Donald Trump," former prosecutor says, because his lawyers can't lie in court
Stop joking about Nick Cannon's kids
It's hard not to be invested in a celeb's outrageously high kid count. But what if our jokes are missing the point?
Why are there patterns in nature?
A physicist explains the molecular-level processes behind patterns
Far right to followers: Don't vote!
White nationalist Nick Fuentes, failed GOP candidate Laura Loomer and Ali Alexander of Stop the Steal all on board