polygraph Jennifer Lawrence takes a lie detector test (to promote her new movie) Rusty Blazenhoff

politics SCOTUS to hear Trump tax and financial records cases on May 12, remotely Xeni Jardin

sesame street Big Bird put through a lie detector test Rusty Blazenhoff

theranos Kate McKinnon to star as Elizabeth Holmes in limited series for Hulu Gina Loukareas

mistakes Deepfake of Jennifer Lawrence with Steve Buscemi's face Rob Beschizza

Copyfight Happy Public Domain day: for real, for the first time in 20 years! Cory Doctorow

accents Dialect coach critiques 28 movie accent performances Mark Frauenfelder

fake news Royal wedding bombshell, the CIA’s Trump assassination plot, and the stars really are like us, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Trump’s Fixer, Killer Clintons, and What Comey Didn’t Reveal, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

improv Uh oh. Jennifer Lawrence takes over plane speaker to drum up Super Bowl cheer and nobody is impressed Carla Sinclair

fake news World War III, Trump, and proof Princess Diana was murdered, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Dead aliens, a Royal curse, and Trump’s war on Scientology, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Where ISIS will strike next, FBI grills Malia Obama, and Prince Charles is a Killer, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Trump’s White House hit list, America’s most hated mom, and sex scandals, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics 370 economists sign letter slamming Trump for 'magical thinking and conspiracy theories' Xeni Jardin

Space IMAX's "A Beautiful Planet" is a 3D visit to the International Space Station Mark Frauenfelder

media Stone Age mummy has claimed seven lives since his discovery! and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

media Obama accused of "bungling and treachery," and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

media What’s wrong with the people who read celebrity magazines? Peter Sheridan

hollywood Hollywood loves pairing Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, and Scarlett Johansson with older men Caroline Siede