Bing Liu, a University of Pittsburgh research assistant professor studying COVID-19, was found shot and killed in his townhouse on Saturday in what was apparently a murder-suicide, authorities say. Officials found Liu in his home […]
New York City Is Shut Down, But Its Black-Market Weed Is Booming
For the second year in a row, New York has abandoned legalizing marijuana — but that’s not stopping New Yorkers from smoking a lot of weed. A 2019 study found that 1.3 million New Yorkers reported […]
'Normal People' Might Have Realistic Sex — But the BDSM Plot Is All Wrong
If you’re suffering from quarantine-inflicted horniness, you’ve probably already sat through repeated viewings of Hulu’s critically acclaimed drama Normal People, an adaptation of the equally critically acclaimed novel by Sally Rooney. The series has been much […]
'Half Truth': Ken Jennings, Richard Garfield Break Down Their New Game
Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings and Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield have teamed up to create a new trivia card game, Half Truth. In a conversation with Rolling Stone, the two explained that Garfield was inspired […]
Barack Obama to Deliver Virtual Graduation Commencement Speeches
Former President Barack Obama will deliver two virtual graduation commencement speeches: one on television on May 16th and another via YouTube on June 6th. On May 16th, Obama will take part in the televised event […]
COVID-19 Is Traumatizing All of Us. How Will We Cope After It's Over?
When dealing with a viral pandemic, the focus tends to be on preventing and treating the physical illness — and rightfully so. But as we’ve learned over the past two months, the psychological and emotional […]
Watch Daniel Radcliffe Read the First Chapter of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'
Daniel Radcliffe, David Beckham, Dakota Fanning and more will read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first of J.K. Rowling’s classic series, out loud from home in quarantine. Radcliffe, who starred as Harry Potter […]
Life During Lockdown
Magazine making is an intensely collaborative effort among writers, editors, researchers, designers, and photographers — yet in March, and now into April, we, like many Americans, were forced to work in isolation, communicating over phone, […]
'TFW No GF' Is a Deeply Uncomfortable Portrayal of Incel Culture
Pity the poor young white man. They are unemployed. They’re living at home in record numbers. They’re not having sex (or at least, they’re not having particularly good sex). And they are unhappy — sometimes […]
New Documentary Recounts Michelle McNamara's Attempt to Catch the Golden State Killer
True-crime writer Michelle McNamara died of an accidental overdose on April 21st, 2016 — two years before the source of her obsession, the Golden State Killer, was arrested. Her drive to discover the identity of […]
Amazon VP Quits After Company Fired Warehouse Workers Who Spoke Out About COVID-19 Safety
Tim Bray, a vice president and top engineer at Amazon Web Services, has quit the internet giant, citing in an open letter its “chickenshit” decision to fire whistleblowers raising concerns about safety for warehouse workers […]
Tom Hanks Tells Graduates They Will Make a 'New World'
Tom Hanks surprised a group of lucky college seniors at Wright State University with a heartfelt video message this past weekend. The actor drew headlines in March for being one of the first celebrities to […]