Tedium Highlight in Politics: Controversial literature that lives at the very edge of the First Amendment plays an important societal role: It tests exactly what we can say. 

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The Barenaked Truth

When an artist brings up cancel culture, it’s usually because they’re super-edgy or deeply political. So why are the Barenaked Ladies doing it?

When Atari Was Politicized

The story of how the “Atari Democrats” came to shape the way politics and technology work together, for good and bad.

Tim, The Article

An interview with Tim Urban, the creator of Wait But Why, perhaps the most obsession-generating website on the internet, on what makes him tick.

The Internet's First Election

The web wasn't common in 1992, but presidential candidates notably took baby steps toward the internet that year—Ross Perot in a bigger way than most.

Stop Stealing My Sign

Yard signs are everywhere during political campaigns, but campaign organizers don't think they actually work. So why do campaigns spend so much on them?

Wiki-Fail

Looking with fresh eyes at the Wikitorial, the Los Angeles Times’ extremely misguided attempt to bring the wiki concept to the newspaper editorial page.

Consumer Conflict

From literary advocacy to union battles to communism claims, the origin story of the organization that publishes Consumer Reports kind of has it all.

Let’s Destroy the White House … Again

The film Independence Day is known for an epic scene in which the White House is turned into small chunks of America. How did they do that?

Jack Abramoff, Film Producer

Before Jack Abramoff became an infamous lobbyist, he co-wrote and produced a schlocky Dolph Lundgren film that broke a cultural boycott of South Africa.

Burn After Reading

Controversial literature that lives at the very edge of the First Amendment plays an important societal role: It tests exactly what we can say.

Who Keeps the Metric System Down? We Do

The metric system may be popular nearly everywhere else in the world, but it's failed to win over the Americans. Here's why.

This Land Is My Land

Not everyone recognizes many micronations, but that hasn't stopped people from creating them and keeping them going. Just ask the fine folks of Sealand.

Forget Rand Paul, Let's Talk Paul Rand

Paul Rand, the graphic designer, has a Rand Paul problem: The headline-chewing politician is hiding the famed designer's legacy on Google. Here's why.

Hay, Blinken!

Abraham Lincoln may be the greatest president ever … in terms of the crazy cultural crap he inspires.

State of the #SOTU

The State of the Union address wasn't always a big deal. You can credit (or blame) Woodrow Wilson and evolving technology for changing that.
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