Anti-LGBTQ Censorship Is Endangering Trans People Behind Bars
The rampant banning of texts about queer and transgender people has been in the news a lot recently, but nowhere is book banning more of an issue than in prison.…
The EPA is cracking down on cybersecurity threats
The East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 20th, 2024, in Oakland, California. | Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The Environmental Protection Agency is ramping…
Hellblade II: headphones on, heart rate up
Image: Ninja Theory If you can, play Hellblade II with headphones to fully experience the depth of the game’s unique storytelling. Continue reading…
Uber and Lyft to stay in Minneapolis after state lowers driver pay requirements
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Uber and Lyft will continue operating in Minneapolis after the state legislature approved a lower minimum pay rate for drivers over the weekend,…
The Case for Abolishing Regulatory Agencies
The underlying rationale for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is that one federal agency has the ability to garner all the correct and legitimate medical information about a…
Biden Brags About Raising Taxes
The economy is too complicated for any man or institution to plan. This week Peter’s back to discuss new economic data, Powell’s recent remarks in the Netherlands, and the Biden…
For the director of I Saw the TV Glow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was just the start
Photo by Monica Schipper / Getty Images for IMDb To understand Jane Schoenbrun and their new film, I Saw the TV Glow, you have to appreciate how Buffy the Vampire…
Why Politicians Cannot Be Trusted with Just War Theory
“A just war exists when a people tries to ward off the threat of coercive domination by another people, or to overthrow an already-existing domination.” Most modern aspects of just…
WHO Accords Warrant Sovereignty Concern
There is no emergency justifying the rushed process. An immediate pause and a slow and deliberative process would lead to better policy development and deliver better national and global health…
Hellblade II’s stunning world is alive with horror
Image: Xbox Traversing the nightmare realms of the human mind has always been central to horror. The stories we tell ourselves about what’s moving in the darkness, the creation of…
