Though I have been mostly offline for my annual summer social media sabbatical, I watched the Jason Arday story unfold with increasing horror over the last couple of weeks. With hundreds of stories…

A simple scaling law brings order to the chaos of flowing water, rock, and sediment. New findings have extended the law even further.

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">In the latest "Organizations Divers Should Know," David Shiffman, Ph.D. explores Project Seahorse, a collaboration of researchers and conservationists working to study and…

Michael Edison Hayden’s new book tells the story of an Appalachian town’s fight against an anti-immigrant behemoth.

Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.

New Mexico sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday for access to unredacted files on Jeffrey Epstein, alleging the federal agency was stonewalling the state's ​investigation into the late sex offender by refusing to provide the documents.

Homeland Security told immigrants that leaving the US would wipe out fines it claims they owe. Now it wants private investigators to find them in their home countries and collect.

A 2024 paper investigates the harms caused by excluding trans people from sport. Journal Club digs into the findings.

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Two members of Massive Attack have been banned from Singapore and issued a “stern warning” after a pro-Palestinian display at a concert this week, local police and the Infocomm Media Development Autho...

Booker Prize 2026 judge Jarvis Cocker tells us how reading became the perfect companion to life on tour, and why an unforgettable voice matters more to him than a gripping plot

Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws including the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills.

Calvin Gimpelevich writes on the history and politics of public bathrooms, in this essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47, “Security.”

Baltimore is on track to end 2025 with its lowest homicide total in 48 years, with fewer than 150 killings expected, marking a significant decline since 2022.

How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World

A new Channel 4 documentary aims to provide a fresh perspective on the most critically and commercially tumultuous period of Bowie’s career, and reflect on how this led to his swansong, ‘Blackstar’. R...

This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...

Photo essay: A family man finds hope this holiday season through Restore Justice Foundation

Pope Leo condemns suffering in Gaza in first Christmas sermon

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