Two Potential Upcoming Canadian Secession Referenda and the Broader Issues they Raise

The ‘Broken Veteran’ Excuse

Children’s literature used to get reviewed in serious outlets. That’s stopped — and has that turned the genre to “crud”?

The White House UFC Fight Is the Perfect Event for the Present, Not the Past

Poem by Jim Culleny

Goblin Sharks Caught on Camera in Their Natural Habitat for the First Time

The Emperor Has No Ludus Magnus

Your Uber Driver May Soon Be Unionized. At What Cost?

Resistance Against Civics Schools

Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day Has Some Strange Assumptions About the Media

Hidden Fungal Networks Could Stretch from the Earth to the Sun a Billion Times Over

Some Question for Todd Blanche's Upcoming Confirmation Hearing

If scientists discover aliens, they have a plan for ‘disclosure day’

What makes Great Books great? Their honesty, rigor, seriousness, and sensitivity — all qualities they can lend to their readers

Peter Hujar and Paul Thek shaped Manhattan's art scene. They died before anyone fully understood what they'd made

Myriam Heiman named director of The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

274 Years Ago Today, Benjamin Franklin Flew a Kite

Open Thread

Another Stabbing in New York City

The consequences of relying on AI for accurate news

In situ nanocrystal confinement for efficient blue perovskite LEDs