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Also, JD Vance is a spoiled baby emperor.

Kronos Quartet, with singer-songwriter Allison Russell, perform a new version of Dylan's Hard Rain at the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War

Residents say it's a ghost town and the local economy is hurting. Why? ICE raids on shops and factories have left workers too scared to go outside.

Biting satire to minimalist guitar

Researchers put forward a bold new law of nature — one that could explain how everything in the universe evolves, from atoms, minerals and stars to living cells, ecosystems and even human civilization

Tom Lehrer (April 9, 1928 – July 26, 2025) was a satirical song writer and mathematics teacher, whose biting commentary is still eerily and sadly relevant. Read the full obituary.

A careful analysis of the newly released surveillance footage from Jeffrey Epstein’s jail the night of his death, and a comparison with the claims in the official report.

Why we're the only country that sings the national anthem all the time, and any way we want

The massive problems caused by gang databases, how people wind up on them, and why nobody looks good in lime green.

Don't expect Trey Parker and Matt Stone to hold back. Cartman, the Devil and his little orange worshiper, and the Power Christian Principal are at it again.