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How a Dispute Over Rap Lyrics Illustrates That Google Has Too Much Power

The internet isn’t supposed to work like this.

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“Black Gold” Is Almost Holy to Some Oil Producers in America

That makes moving toward sustainability just a bit more complicated.

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What Is Going to Happen in the World Cup’s Most Chaotic Group?

An imaginative fan can have plenty of fun working through the scenarios.

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Jon Stewart Stopped by Stephen Colbert’s Show to Tear Mitch McConnell a New...

“If you want to know why the 9/11 community is bent out of shape … meet with them. Tomorrow. As soon as possible. And don’t make them beg for it.”

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Sometimes Supreme Court Justices Don’t Act Like Partisan Flunkies. This Gives...

Hope is not lost for the Supreme Court.

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When Will the Mississippi Come for New Orleans?

In a year of record rainfall, the swollen Mississippi is putting the country’s most ambitious system of water control to the test.

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Researchers May Soon Be Able to Isolate the Genetic Roots of...

A gay biologist navigates curiosity and concern about the prospect of knowing where queerness comes from.

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I Just Jumped on Dating Apps and I’m VERY Excited for Sex. Should I Reveal...

I’m an adult, I have birth control, and, frankly, I’m horny.

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Help! My Dad Kidnapped Me When I Was 3. My Mom Hates That I Invited Him to My...

“She still hates my dad, and I don’t blame her for that. But she expects me to hate him too.”

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Nick Waterhouse’s Analog Affinity

L.A.-based musician Nick Waterhouse performs live at Studio 360.

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Trump Says Next Week ICE Will Begin Deportation Siege to “Remove” Millions of...

A high-profile crackdown has been rumored for months. But will it ever actually happen?

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How a Dystopian Will Smith Movie Was Turned Into a Real-Life Nightmare

Enemy of the State’s portrayal of scary surveillance technology led to its real-world development.

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Trump Has Brilliantly Cornered Himself Where He’s Now Demanding Iran Abide by...

Donald Trump doesn’t even know the rules to chess. Or checkers for that matter.

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Ahead of Trump Campaign Kickoff, Local Orlando Paper Offers Unconventional...

"This newspaper has a history of presidential appointments favoring Republicans..."

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Has Focusing on “Equality” Made the LGBTQ Movement Too Conservative?

Two new books argue for a politics that benefits queer people beyond marriage, money, and family.

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This Is Almost Certainly the Worst Argument Against Socialism in History

Don't worry, there's definitely more of this idiocy to come.

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Google Calendar Was Broken for Three Hours

People in the U.S. and Europe were wandering around in a daze, muttering to themselves, “What is life without my Google Calendar?”

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What Americans Need to Know About Reparations Ahead of This Week’s Big Hearing

Four leading scholars discuss what they hope to see from the hearing and why they believe reparations are necessary.

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Felony Charges Dismissed Against Miami Cop Who Shot Black Caregiver With Arms...

A jury convicted the officer of culpable negligence, a misdemeanor.

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Democrats Dithering About Impeachment

What does Nancy Pelosi want?

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