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Cats
September 9, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
MAGA Launches Most Unbelievable Conspiracy Yet—on Migrants Eating Pets
Republicans are straight up losing their minds with their racist conspiracy theories.
August 5, 2024
Edith Olmsted
J.D. Vance’s Wife Miserably Fails at Defending “Childless Cat Ladies”
Usha Vance tried to brush off her husband’s comment.
July 26, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
J.D. Vance’s Plot to Make Life Harder for “Childless Cat Ladies”
It’s not just a smear. J.D. Vance really plans on making life harsher for people without children, a new report reveals.
July 25, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Kamala V.P. Contender: Turn On Internet and “See What Cat People Do”
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz dragged Donald Trump’s running mate for somehow turning the entire internet against him.
July 25, 2024
Edith Olmsted
J.D. Vance Shredded for Hypocrisy of “Childless Cat Ladies” Comment
Jennifer Aniston was among many people calling out Donald Trump’s running mate for his sexist smear.
December 24, 2019
Rumaan Alam
Cats
Got Your Tongue
Tom Hooper's film is as absurd as the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, but at least it's given us something new to talk about.
September 7, 2017
Robert Minto
What Happens When a Science Fiction Genius Starts Blogging?
Ursula K. Le Guin is a giant of literature. Her new book, "No Time To Spare," shows her mind operating in a new medium.
July 12, 2016
Alex Shephard
The biggest upheaval in British politics this week has to do with a cat named Larry.
June 6, 2016
Alex Shephard
Jonathan Franzen continues his campaign against cats by blurbing a book about how cats are bad.
August 17, 2015
Ander Monson
The Internet Is a Cat Video Library
Is watching a video of a famous cat better than owning a real pet?
June 2, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
News Formats Change, But the Content Stays the Same
Things people want to read haven't changed much since the dawn of mass media.
July 17, 2014
Alice Robb
Venus the “Chimera" Cat Is Probably Not a Real Chimera
A geneticist explains the cat's funny fur
September 15, 2013
Andrew Harrison
The Mystery Surrounding an Animal Never Fully Domesticated
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