Justin Bieber
'We're on Life Support': Is Streaming Music the Final Note for Professional Songwriters?
Operating without a union, songwriters are still paid through royalty structures created in the days of player pianos and Tin Pan Alley. And in the streaming era, that's a losing formula.
Cults and (Sub)cultures
Our week of talking about community, belief, enthusiasm, zeal, terror, and also basset hounds.
The Allure—and Danger—of Comedy Roasts
Deprecating humor is satisfying because it helps make people feel superior, but it can also help produce a social environment more accepting of intolerance.
Why Jesus Christ Is the Most Significant Person Ever
With their new book Who's Bigger? Where Historical Figures Really Rank, Steven Skiena and Charles Ward try to quantify history's most significant human beings.
The Science Behind Justin Bieber Urinating in a Mop Bucket
Why didn't the young pop star just relieve himself in a traditional receptacle?