Well-researched stories from The American Prospect, The New Yorker, and other great publications.

Tofu Turkey was created in 1990, but some Americans celebrated Thanksgiving with veggie dishes over a century ago.

Climategate began with the leaking of emails sent to and from climate scientists. Climate skeptics quickly seized on just a few of them

"Darwin openly and almost scornfully repudiates the whole doctrine of Final Causes. He finds no indication of design or purpose anywhere..."

The lies most people tell on dating apps do serve a purpose.

Good Housekeeping set itself up as a source of authoritative advice, but included ads for “health” products known to be harmful.

A 1971 interview with poet Gerard Malanga.

Not too long ago, digital-only clothing might have been decried as a scam. But our "extended selves" are increasingly invested in virtual goods.

Weekly shows on local TV stations helped make the ironic viewing of bad movies into a national pastime.

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