8/30/21My Weird Obsession With the Dark Underbelly of Amusement ParksThe addictive Youtube series Defunctland offers a peek into the dark side of amusement parks
8/27/21Now playing Are We About To Witness Kacey Musgraves's Sad-Girl Era?Entries from Halsey, BTS featuring Megan thee Stallion, and the Candyman score round out his week's new music
8/27/21R. Kelly's Accusers Finally Share Their Stories in CourtThe case sums up years of allegations of sexual abuse against the R&B artist
8/26/21New Agreement Expands Protections for Bangladeshi Garment WorkersA new agreement protects the safety of workers who make the majority of fast fashion clothing
8/25/21The Cursed History of the Sexy Green M&MWith her go-go boots and perpetual smize, for decades the green M&M has persisted as the definitively “sexy” one
8/20/21Now playing Lorde's 'California' Is a Throwback to 'Royals,' but Without Any TeethEd Sheeran has also released a song from his upcoming album, which is fine
8/20/21Johnny Depp's Unsettling Defamation Lawsuit Against Amber Heard Moves ForwardThough he lost his libel suit in the U.K., the defamation suit he filed in America can still move forward
8/11/21One Small Thing: A Nail Polish That Forgives All ErrorsIf I have clean, unchipped nail polish on my nails I might as well be a movie star in full-glam
8/9/21How TikTok Morticians Bring Transparency to the FieldCreators want to illuminate an industry that may prefer to stay opaque to outsiders
8/4/21Inside the Desperate, Dedicated World of Discontinued Snack ObsessivesIn Facebook groups and online campaigns, fans fight for the return of their favorite discontinued snacks
7/8/21An Illustrated Taxonomy of SlackersFrom delinquents to beach bums, stoners to fuckboys. You know them and you love them anyway
7/2/21A Teen Charged in the Slender Man Stabbing is FreeA Wisconsin judge ruled that she no longer poses a threat to others
6/30/21Police Keep Offering Hollow Apologies For Their History Targeting Gay BarsLaw enforcement robbed gay communities of vital safe spaces to express their sexuality freely in an era when it was…
6/29/21Wisconsin Parents Can Now Use Gender Neutral Language on Birth CertificatesForms will also include the term “parent giving birth” to acknowledge that it's not only "mothers" who do so
6/28/21New Jersey Catholic School Insists It's Okay to Fire an Unmarried Pregnant TeacherThe principal told her she was fired because she was “unmarried and pregnant.”
6/28/21Zola Just Doesn't Live Up to Its Exhilarating Source MaterialThe movie doesn’t, and maybe never could, live up to the initial hype of the viral thread
6/22/21The Enduring Spectacle of Fat Suits in HollywoodWhen fatness is an accessory or plot point, it emphasizes the celebrity's ideal body
6/9/21Hollywood Was Complicit in Harvey Weinstein’s Abuse, and Now It Gets to Profit From ItWith MeToo stories, Hollywood gets to have its cake and eat it too
6/7/21Yale Law Professor and Tiger Father Jed Rubenfeld Allegedly Created Culture of Sexual HarassmentThe specifics of the allegations against Rubenfeld, which included verbal harassment and attempted kissing, have…