Big slugger / Warped colors

Remembering Dave Parker with John Saward; Felipe De La Hoz in a purple haze

Global citizens

Yemisi Aribisala on a questionable insurance policy

Old gold / Kitten kitchen

Anna Merlan's golden hours, and Brian Hioe’s adventures as a feline baker

Super market

Amy Chu on shopping at Daily Table

All-seeing eye

A New York Times film reviewed by Maria Bustillos; vote for the Hydranym

Fugitive food

Laurie Woolever talks with Michael Shaikh, author of 'The Last Sweet Bite'

Personal data

David Moore visits a DIY data market

Lake effect / Wreck yourself

Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún on Minnesota, a land of contrasts; new fiction from Luke O’Neil

Entertainment with teeth

John Saward on 'Jaws' at 50

Hang time / Road rules

Trevor Alixopulos greets the sunrise, and Jídé Salawu gets behind the wheel

Peter Parker papers

Zach Rabiroff and Josephine Riesman on a tormented, forgotten genius at Marvel Comics

Crowded tent / Empty words

Osita Nwanevu on growing the antifascist coalition; Hydranym victors; Tom Scocca consults the dictionary

Mechanical learning / Man of Steel

Misha Angrist on the allure of AI; Sam Thielman and Joe MacLeod nerd out on Superman

Young and free / Baby chimps

Amy Chu on the Linda Lindas, and zoological conjectures with Jack Pendarvis. Plus HYDRANYM voting!

Get together / Play a show

Tommy Craggs on foxhole solidarity, and Rax King at the Dew Drop Inn

High fly

Nathan Munn trips the balls fantastic; a new HYDRANYM

Bold explorers / Dangerous arguments

Talia Lavin ventures into the cold! HYDRANYM victors... and Nathan Schneider on where true hope begins

Insect abundance / Dogged pursuit

Bug out with Carrie Frye, and decline to sell out with Ben Ehrenreich

Beast mode

S.I. Rosenbaum on conscience, animals, and the right to be; we invite you to vote in Hydranym No. 2

Timeless hero / Modern ruins

Sam Thielman on Superman, and new fiction from Luke O’Neil

Threat assessment / Hollow twang

Taking the leap (or not) with Trevor Alixopulos; Miles Klee’s radio investigation of the national mood

Wohon yawon

Anna Merlan fleeced at the fancy market

Square meal / Routine comforts

Breakfast with Hamilton Nolan, and Zito Madu on sports superstitions

Fancy flotilla

Crashing the Venice Biennale with Tod Seelie

Fallen comrades

Brian Hioe on the death of a friend; the first voting round of our new word game

Shelf abuse / Initial effort

Jennie Rose Halperin on the women trying to protect the Library of Congress; a new word game for subscribers

Suspect device

Maria Bustillos on Sam Altman, Jony Ive, and money

Police theories

Arwa Mahdawi on the 1996 disappearance of Susan Walsh

Diplomatic interpreter / Ambassador Hotel

Egyptian writer Ibrahim Fawzy talks with Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún; Jack Pendarvis and Ace on condiments

Unkindly cut

Yemisi Aribisala on the difficulty of keeping one’s head

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Birds and bees / Political potency

A stroll among the flowers with Emily Flake; a scandal explained by Jídé Salawu

Use your words / Fear your data

Seizing the megaphone with Osita Nwanevu; Nathan Munn reveals the monster in the machine

Edible itinerary / Canine companionship

A luscious food (and book) tour with Laurie Woolever, and memories of Misha Angrist’s best friends