News Inspiring rules for journalists by PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer (RIP) David Pescovitz

Science The art (and science) of lying David Pescovitz

books Umberto Eco on unread books Rob Beschizza

music Spongebob describes every Radiohead album Rob Beschizza

documentaries On the "fakeness" of nature documentaries Rob Beschizza

myths The story of Snopes David Pescovitz

music Who is the Lord of Synth? Rob Beschizza

politics Facebook removes Trump ally Roger Stone's accounts and pages Xeni Jardin

politics Joe Biden campaign upgrades typeface Xeni Jardin

novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn

books "Let's Never Talk About This Again" is a touching memoir about birth, death, and dad's amateur erotica career Thom Dunn

about face Fox host Steve Doocy pushes the idea that Trump should wear a mask Carla Sinclair

Science A Scheme of Heaven is a deep investigation of astrology from a scientist’s perspective Ferdinando Buscema

tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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the lincoln project The Lincoln Project: Today's new ad features Trump and his 'slow the testing down' line Carla Sinclair