Lustful solace / Faraway fellowship
Reading therapy with Talia Lavin, and Brian Hioe on obstacles to solidarity
Suspect Solidarities
Gay Smut Salvation
Feathered friends / Film fans
A city bird reconsidered by Ben Ehrenreich; the Hydra invites readers to choose some fun movies
In Praise of Pigeons
The READER POLL! of Fun Movies
Slow burn / Long drive
Sam Thielman on the world changed by Gaza; new poems by Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún
Aversion Therapy
Three Summer Poems
Gratuitous gratuities
George Orwell’s days scrambling for tips, by Diana Moskovitz
Tipping George Orwell
Heel, down
Ian Williams, Tom Scocca, Josephine Riesman, and Maria Bustillos on the passing of Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan, 1953–2025
Let me tell you something, brother
Get the quote / Read the book
Philip Bump in conversation with Maria Bustillos, and an announcement from Luke O’Neil
Taking the Measure of Philip Bump
It’s also quite funny to be clear
Leave abuse / Take love
Myriam Gurba in conversation with Lindsey Boylan; a new home for S.I. Rosenbaum
Scaring All the Right People
TRANSMIGRATIONS
Perverse verse / Creative instinct
Jídé Salawu investigates a faux-Nigerian literary hoax, and Anna Merlan takes in an art exhibit
The Poetry Swindler
The Artist Is Present
Art’s sake
Nathan Munn knows what Art is
The Taste of Creation
Trading in fluids / Dealing in lives
Arwa Mahdawi brings news from Gaza; Jennie Rose Halperin faces family secrets
The Price of Survival
Pregnant Women in Gaza Are Selling Urine to Survive
Fragile refuge
Jonathan M. Katz remembers the Hotel Oloffson, Port-au-Prince
A Lost Haven in Haiti
Quitting the Union / Shutting out the world
Will California secede? asks Annalee Newitz; tour the inner worlds of Trevor Alixopulos
Entrance Exam
The Fall and Rise of the California Republic
Almighty dollar / Popular powers
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd + Megan Greenwell talk money; a free-for-all podcast on SUPERMAN; Zach Rabiroff on the Man of Steel
The Public Is Catching on About Private Equity
Superman Is as Good as We Can Stand Him Being
PODCAST! Episode 11: The Ultimate Truth of Superman
Waste land / Colder case
Kim Kelly appreciates municipal services, and Arwa Mahdawi concludes her true crime investigation
Who Takes Out Your Garbage?
How to Solve a Murder: Part Seven
Listen to the suit / Talk to the hands
Misha Angrist talks fashion and neurology with Rick Bedlack; a valedictory sendoff for Linda Yaccarino by Joe MacLeod
A Loud Suit of Armor
Remembering Linda Yaccarino’s Career at X dot Com in Gestures
Not buying it / Suspending disbelief
Miles Klee, naysayer; return to the road with Jack Pendarvis
Ace Goes to Hollywood: Episode 8
Betteridge's Advice Column
Built for violence / Left for dead
Tod Seelie’s visit to the pretend war zone, and Zito Madu, missing the departed
Razish
Safe journey
Talking with the punk man about comic books
Zach Rabiroff in conversation with Billy Bragg about protest, comics, and cave walls
When Billy Bragg Met Alfred E. Neuman
Big slugger / Warped colors
Remembering Dave Parker with John Saward; Felipe De La Hoz in a purple haze
Dave Parker Trots Home
Glow in the Dark
Global citizens
Yemisi Aribisala on a questionable insurance policy
Born in the USA
Old gold / Kitten kitchen
Anna Merlan's golden hours, and Brian Hioe’s adventures as a feline baker
Pizza Cat
Mellow Yellow
Super market
Amy Chu on shopping at Daily Table
Daily Table: the Nonprofit Grocery Story
All-seeing eye
A New York Times film reviewed by Maria Bustillos; vote for the Hydranym
MOVIE REVIEW: Peter Thiel and the Antichrist
Fugitive food
Laurie Woolever talks with Michael Shaikh, author of 'The Last Sweet Bite'
Cooking to Survive
Personal data
David Moore visits a DIY data market
The Internet You Make
The little vacuum hose
Lake effect / Wreck yourself
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún on Minnesota, a land of contrasts; new fiction from Luke O’Neil
Minnesota Vice
Entertainment with teeth
John Saward on 'Jaws' at 50
Dread in the Water
Show of strength
Tod Seelie photographs No Kings in Los Angeles
No Kings: Los Angeles
Driving Tests
Hang time / Road rules
Trevor Alixopulos greets the sunrise, and Jídé Salawu gets behind the wheel
Muddle in the Middle
Peter Parker papers
Zach Rabiroff and Josephine Riesman on a tormented, forgotten genius at Marvel Comics
A Swingin’ Surprise or Two
Crowded tent / Empty words
Osita Nwanevu on growing the antifascist coalition; Hydranym victors; Tom Scocca consults the dictionary
Taking Your Meaning
Welcome, Antifascists!
Mechanical learning / Man of Steel
Misha Angrist on the allure of AI; Sam Thielman and Joe MacLeod nerd out on Superman