When Holly Weaver began teaching in 2014, she started because she loved literature, and wanted to share that with students. But she quickly realized that her class, filled with kids from diverse communities and socioeconomic backgrounds, […]
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When Billy Corgan was 9 years old, he stuck his head in the speakers to get closer to the terrible, godlike sound emerging from them. The record on the turntable was Black Sabbath’s Master of […]
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A federal judge vacated convictions of former Fox executive Hernán López and an Argentinian marketing company in a FIFA bribery case that accused them of bribing soccer officials to secure broadcasting rights for big tournaments, […]
Burning Man Shut Down Due to Heavy Rain, Stranding Attendees
Soaking Man “Conserve food, water, and fuel, and shelter in a warm, safe space,” organizers say after a half-inch of rainfall turns the Nevada desert into a muddy mess A half-inch of rain has created […]
Meet the Pizza Chef Whose Dave Portnoy Fight Landed on ‘Tucker Carlson’
Charlie Redd has spent his entire adult life in the restaurant industry. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in the mid-1990s, he staged at some of the best restaurants on the East Coast […]
Jordan Peterson Now Tweets in a Strange Poetic Style. We Asked Actual Poets to Review Him
The rise of Jordan Peterson as a conservative intellectual figure had everything to do with his rhetoric. The Canadian psychologist and professor first entered the public spotlight in 2016 by denouncing students at the University […]
Grandaddy: Sumday Twunny
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Elon Musk Wades Deeper into Antisemitic Propaganda
A hashtag campaign pushed by right-wing ideologues and rife with antisemitic content is trending on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, and being shown support by owner Elon Musk. It’s a new low for […]
Ruby Franke’s Neighbors Called the Cops ‘Several Times’ Out of Concern for the Children, Source Says
Following the arrest of mommy vlogger Ruby Franke, those close to the YouTuber are speaking out about her alleged abusive behavior. An Ivins, Utah resident who lives nearby the family, and asked not to be […]
We’re In the Midst of an Epidemic of Fake Karens
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Speedy Ortiz’s Rabbit Rabbit: Track by Track
After five years, Speedy Ortiz is finally back. Today, the Philadelphia-based quartet led by Sadie Dupuis released Rabbit Rabbit. We can confidently say that this is the group’s finest work yet. Speedy Ortiz spent time […]
Ratboys: The Window
A level-up record isn’t just a band’s best yet, or even the record where a band finally realizes its promise. It’s a record that taps some previously unrecognized potential, surpassing any reasonable expectations even the […]