After the Rev. Moon died in 2012, his church split apart. Two of his sons established a new congregation. Their followers are eagerly awaiting the end times. And they are armed. ~humanities religion Article 6947 words, published May 21 2018 5 votes
Ford Focus RS vs. Honda Civic Type R vs. Volkswagen Golf R vs. Subaru WRX STI Type RA ~transport Article 3397 words 5 votes
Valley of the Ragdolls - They're floppy, relaxed, and they come when you call them. Is the Ragdoll a genetic miracle, or just one very cool cat? ~life.pets Article 3247 words 6 votes
The fearless cinema of Claire Denis. In “High Life,” the filmmaker’s English-language début, Denis set out to tell the story of the last person in the world. ~movies Article 5789 words 4 votes
Traumatic license: An oral history of Action Park ~life Article 7719 words, published May 10 2018 6 votes
Memes that kill: The future of information warfare ~tech social media internet security.cyber Article 4953 words, published May 3 2018 7 votes
This must be David Byrne. A profile of the Talking Heads frontman ~music Article 4190 words, published Apr 16 2018 6 votes
Predatory behavior runs rampant in Facebook’s addiction support groups ~tech facebook social media Article 6668 words 4 votes
Steven Pinker's arguments are flawed; this article shows why ~humanities education philosophy Article 4892 words, published May 18 2018 4 votes
FiveThirthyEight 2020 Democratic primary way-too-early picks ~misc politics Article 4085 words 5 votes
What is consciousness? Scientists are beginning to unravel a mystery that has long vexed philosophers ~science psychology.neuro Article 3146 words 9 votes
The weird, dangerous, isolated life of the saturation diver ~life work Article 4695 words, published May 9 2018 6 votes
The 'black hole' that sucks up Silicon Valley's money - A fast-growing type of charitable account gets big tax breaks but little oversight ~tech Article 3252 words 3 votes
The painter behind Jethro Tull's Aqualung cover is still haunted by its success ~music rock.progressive Article 4804 words 5 votes
John Kelly's interview with NPR comes with an editor's note warning that it contains offensive language ~misc politics Article 3721 words 6 votes
Chasing the Pearl of Lao Tzu — A tale of ancient philosophers, alien abductions, murder-for-hire and how the world’s largest pearl came to be the centerpiece of an 80-year-old hoax ~humanities.history Article 8257 words 3 votes
Black Achilles - The Greeks didn’t have modern ideas of race. Did they see themselves as white, black – or as something else altogether? ~humanities.history Article 3357 words 5 votes
A look inside Radio Sputnik, the Russian funded media outlet operating in thirty-four countries in more than thirty languages, including an AM/FM station in Washington, DC ~news russia journalism usa.dc politics Article 4523 words, published May 2 2018 4 votes
Can you overdose on happiness? The science and philosophy of deep brain stimulation. ~science psychology Article 3887 words 6 votes