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The “theatrical window” has shrunk. But it’s still there.
How omicron reframed the booster debate.
And what it tells us about the EU.
The hidden meaning behind Pope Francis’s clothes.


How the US can shut down but other countries can’t.
Click to watch some good news about the environment.
Underground lairs have hollowed out London.
The expressionist origins of the “Dutch angle.”
There’s a human cost to factory-processed chicken.
How do slasher villains slash slashlessly?
Is the huge US national debt a problem?
These panels are everywhere — and they’re part of a hidden system.
Once you hear it, you can’t unhear it. Sorry!
The game is at a turning point. Should the rules be changed?


An obsessive collector noticed something strange in his 11,000 postcards.


Corporate consolidation is making it impossible for cattle ranchers to stay afloat.
A huge number of people still heat their homes with fossil fuels. There’s a better way.


Can burning forests on our own terms help mitigate the damage?
Making clean energy isn’t enough. We also have to move it.
Can trees help save Phoenix from extreme heat?


Politics isn’t sports — but sports stories can help explain our politics.
How do you make video game rocks look real? Sometimes, it involves a trip out to the desert.
Doors are hard because all of game development is hard.
This photo of Lee Harvey Oswald has been analyzed for decades.
What was the US military actually doing in Afghanistan for 20 years?


On the latest episode of Glad You Asked, we talk through the barriers to accessing therapy.
The rules that keep American housing expensive.
Birds, mammals, and fish are miniaturizing as temperatures rise. Why?


This week on Glad You Asked, we look into how noise can cause stress, interrupt sleep, and even shorten lives.
Why there are so many undocumented immigrants in the US.
We talked to Team USA’s head diving coach to find out.
And then took credit for “saving” them.
A deceptively difficult gymnastics turn.

