The internet is ablaze with the news that Greta Gerwig has cast Meryl Streep as the voice of Aslan in the upcoming adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Magician’s Nephew. It’s a decision that has been met with an overwhelming evangelical…
About those White House website arcade games
The White House has launched an online arcade featuring possibly vibe-coded knockoffs of five retro-classic arcade games modified to promote pro-Trump MAGA themes. And yes, it’s everything you would expect: Poorly made, copyright-infringing, creatively and morally bankrupt nostalgia bait that…
Who killed Jason Arday?
On March 6, 2023, sociologist Jason Arday became the youngest Black person to be appointed as a Cambridge University professor. Three-and-a-half years later, on Aug. 14, 2026, he was found dead in a manner police called “unnatural” but “not suspicious.”…
Expanded sports betting is harming student athletes
On Jan. 14, 2023, the Dayton Flyers held a comfortable halftime lead over the VCU Rams. ESPN gave the Flyers a 95.8% probability of winning the game. The Flyers came out of the locker room and proceeded to implode. With…
AI slop: Do you know who wrote that book?
Three years ago, in June 2023, I was scrolling through the Amazon Kindle bestseller list. All the regular, normal, to-be-expected titles were at the top. But as I kept scrolling, the books began to change. Gone were the big names…
The adultification of boys of color
The Little League World Series is in full swing, and along with it the adultification of young boys of color. An annual international baseball tournament for ages 10 to 12, the LLWS has transcended youth sports to become one of…
Former Baylor assistant basketball coach placed illegal bets
On Dec. 10, 2025, Jared Nuness resigned his position as Baylor University’s longest-tenured assistant basketball coach. In a social media post, Nuness cited a “personal issue” preventing him from being able to remain fully committed to his job. He implied…
How bad data fuels MAGA criticism of Fauci and vaccines
“We tell pregnant women don’t even have a glass of wine, and yet we coerced them, convinced them, sometimes mandated them to get an experimental gene therapy as early as the first trimester? This is truly sick.” This is U.S….
Whether in death or life, McConnell ignites debates about AI
Is Mitch McConnell alive? You’d think it would not be so terribly difficult to ascertain the continued existence of one of the most powerful people in American politics. However, McConnell’s prolonged, unexplained absence from the U.S. Senate followed by reluctant…
Hegseth’s testosterone testing plays into MAGA mythology
In a two-and-a-half-minute-long video posted on X, self-styled Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced all United States soldiers age 30 and over will undergo mandatory screening for testosterone deficiency. Those with lower levels of testosterone will be given the option…
Is Nolans’ Odyssey woke or a worthy warning?
Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of The Odyssey hit theaters last week in a big way, raking in $264.1 million globally and becoming Nolan’s biggest debut weekend ever. The long-anticipated film features a star-studded cast with Matt Damon leading the charge…
Lindsey Graham and the history of ‘widow’s succession’
When U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham died unexpectedly at the age of 71, the immediate political question was who might become his replacement. In more than two decades in the Senate, Graham became a powerful force — lionized as a “giant…