Review: Why Are Federal Buildings So Ugly?
Our capital's brutalist architecture is on display at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
Our capital's brutalist architecture is on display at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
Former VJ Dave Holmes explores the channel's history on his podcast, Who Killed the Video Star.
Francis Ford Coppola's new film has traces of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
"Our mainstream media is hell-bent on tearing down the future before we can get too good a glimpse," the publisher wrote in the debut issue.
A new podcast explores a mysterious case of teens developing Tourette syndrome–like tics and other cases of suspected mass psychogenic illness.
Season three of the In the Dark podcast divulges new details about U.S. Marines' killings of 24 Iraqis in 2005.
A documentary on Netflix follows a team of young musicians vying for competition wins in Texas.
Trippy author Ernesto Londoño points out that supposedly ancient psychedelic rituals don't always lead to great outcomes.
WWII correspondent William L. Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich comes to life in this Netflix docuseries.
Netflix's Rebel Ridge is a thrilling tale about an ordinary man wronged by an unjust system.
Kneecap is a semi-dramatized biopic of the Belfast music group of the same name.
George Coulam didn't just create the Texas Renaissance Festival. He built a utopia and crowned himself king.
Technology is neither inherently good or bad. Our friendbots—and our murderbots—are what we make of them.
The state is almost completely absent in 'The Decameron. The characters don't exactly handle this responsibility well.
The Last Murder at the End of the World explores the dangers of absolute power.
No one knows how many federal crimes there are, the Supreme Court justice notes in Over Ruled.
The company claims its machines are more effective than store shelves at preventing shoplifters or underage purchases.
Randy Barnett developed an influential form of constitutional originalism.
Much like in nuclear war, there’s no way to win when both sides have dragons.
The show Life And Trust is an immersive performance that unfolds over three hours across six floors inside what was once a Wall Street office building.
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum star in a movie about government incompetence.
The hosts of the popular TrueAnon podcast made a board game that doesn't take the presidential transition crisis too seriously.
Author Christa Brown shares her story of abuse and exposes the hypocrisy inherent in the Southern Baptist Convention's cover-up.
An aging comedian wrestles with woke campus culture in the new season of the Max series.
Freedom "requires you to curtail freedom of speech and freedom of the press," the book declares.
Rob Henderson's new book documents his journey from a troubled adoption to Yale and Cambridge.
Concrete Utopia is a cautionary tale about the dangers of unchecked power under any circumstances.
Author Percival Everett reimagines Mark Twain's novel from the enslaved character's point of view.
She Rises Up manages to be inspirational without being sappy, like so many documentaries are.
Staying true to the game, producers of the Amazon show even leave room for side quests and open-ended exploration.
The Harm Reduction Gap argues for individual autonomy and meeting drug users where they're at.
Hosts Noah Kulwin and Brendan James explain how proxy war fighters can become America's enemies.
Kym Staton's documentary also tries to debunk several accusations against the WikiLeaks founder.
A new Netflix documentary series shows what happened when inmates were free to roam the cellblock with no guards in sight.
The eccentric writer cast a long shadow, leaving a mark not only on the world of Bigfoot hunters and UFO buffs but in literature and radical politics.
A new film depicts Mother Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants.
Juicy Marbles' vegan ribs pull apart in a shockingly realistic way, and they taste great. But they'll also set you back $77.
My Name is Loh Kiwan dramatizes the experiences of refugees escaping oppressive regimes.
In Netflix's Pluto, a serial killer targets the world’s most advanced robots.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's classic role colored our perception of AI, for better or for worse.
The long-running satirical show turns its animated sights on AI and ChatGPT.
Like it or not, AI is here to stay. In his newsletter, Timothy B. Lee helps explain what comes next.
Kazuo Ishiguro's beautiful meditation on the parameters that constrain robots and humans alike
According to Grok, Robert Heinlein's novel reminds us that even a supercomputer can have a heart—or at least a well-programmed sense of humor.
When does a sufficiently advanced algorithm start to mimic our conception of God?
"Where is the line between complacency, complicity, and culpability?” asks producer Matt Joslyn.
Don't trust the do-gooders campaigning against drinking, smoking, and gambling.
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