Oprah Winfrey Helped Create Our American Fantasyland
she is an ecumenical promoter of fantasies.
Toxic Coal Waste Could Be the Key to Our Clean Energy Future (Seriously)
Red states are piloting a new way to clean up leftover ash—and turn it into something greener.
I Think You Should Leave’s Hot Dog Guy Is More Than Just a Meme
The sketch, which isn’t on YouTube but you can watch on Netflix, starts after a hot dog–shaped car has crashed into a menswear shop. As the stunned onlookers emerge from…
An Interview With the Guy Who Yells “Mortal Kombat” in the Theme for Mortal Kombat
Yeah, we did it in the downtown Wall Street area. We went down there and started getting directions from this guy. And he started placing us in groups and saying,…
Women Writers on Reading Literature’s “Midcentury Misogynists”
For many of these women, the reading experience begins from a place of seething rage. Take Sara Marcus’ initial impression of Jack Kerouac: “I remember putting On the Road down…
What Really Happens After Societal Collapse
This idea of what actually happens when things collapse is why studying the plague, the bronze age collapse, and the reformation have been giving me surprising solace. {read}