October 2, 2023

The saga of the anti-gay MAGA mayoral hopeful Gabrielle Hanson is the gift that keeps on giving. Read more

September 29, 2023

"Welcome to kindergarten: The world is ending and you have no future." Read more

September 26, 2023

Once again, none of these stories is about drag queens. Read more

September 25, 2023

A young-earth creationist makes some good points about the illiterate literalism of flat-earth creationists. Plus: Kony 2023, synoptical blindness, and the Man Who Was Not Banksy. Read more

September 23, 2023

"Pay attention to any group of neighbors organizing help for each other when the stakes are life and death. There will, unfortunately, be plenty of examples." Read more

September 21, 2023

Take time to listen to Moira Donegan, Erna Kim Hackett, Francis J. Grimke, Elizabeth Stice, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, and Kevin M. Levin. Read more

September 20, 2023

If the survey is accurate, then all we're telling readers is "Here's what you already know." And if the survey is not accurate, then it's not worth reporting either. Read more

September 18, 2023

Both of these stories are newsworthy, yet tediously familiar. They're also not really two separate stories. Read more

September 15, 2023

Lucinda Williams, Taylor Swift, socialist gym rats, and the nefarious dangers of ice cream parlors. Read more

September 13, 2023

Stories about murderers escaping from prison and massive police manhunts can be exciting. But only if they're far, far away. Read more


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