The gospel according to Amanita muscaria, the world’s most charismatic mushroom
In a snow-covered village on the northern outskirts of Moscow, Russia’s most famous mycologist, Mikhail Vishnevsky, poured me a cup…
Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in crypto fraud case
Alexander Mashinsky, founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency platform Celsius Network, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday…
How to handle yeast, “Bake Off” style
The pressure was high during Bread Week as the bakers vied for a Paul Hollywood handshake after making a variety…
Mike Johnson exploits the shutdown to hide the Epstein files
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is lying. Yes, I know. Writing that is like writing “cats are furry” or…
“The Chair Company” is peak Tim Robinson
Recently, I read an analysis of why so many otherwise sane-seeming people find themselves drawn to QAnon and other mass…
Decades on, SSRIs remain mired in mystery and debate
In 2006, a new study on antidepressants was making headlines with its promising results: Two-thirds of participants who tried various…
TikTok has a way to bypass tariffs — but is it legit?
What American doesn’t like a deal, especially in this economy? Chinese manufacturers are banking on it. A slew of videos…
A Julia Child classic, remixed for fall
There are certain dishes that loom large in my mind as the real icons of the seasons — not the…
Massive “No Kings” protests short-circuit MAGA’s mockery
With over 2,700 individual demonstrations confirmed and an estimated 7.1 million participants, Saturday’s “No Kings” protests look to be the…
Stephen Colbert plays villainous host against type on Elsbeth
WARNING: Spoilers ahead for the Season 3 premiere of Elsbeth. Stephen Colbert is already turning a major career shake-up into…