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Researchers discovered the bones of a "god of death" whale that walked on land

At some point, whales literally walked the Earth. Scientists have believed this for quite some time, but the evidence has been elusive. On Wednesday, though, researchers presented a recent discovery that gives some of the first meaningful insight…

Mic · Aug 26, 2021

The Bob Ross documentary shows the dark side of happy accidents

This article contains spoilers for Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal, and Greed It wouldn't be 2021 if the culture gods weren't arriving on horseback, clomping through the happy little forests of Bob Ross to muddy his legacy. At least that's what…

Mic · Aug 26, 2021

A group of Capitol cops just sued Trump for the Jan. 6 insurrection

A group of seven officers of the Capitol police force have brought a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, as well as a host of his advisers and most enthusiastically violent followers, accusing them of fomenting and enacting the Jan. 6…

Mic · Aug 26, 2021

Even Floridians really, really don't want Ron DeSantis to run for president

Within the churning ghoulash of Republican self promotion power-jockeying, there's little doubt that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in prime position to fill the Trump-shaped void left by the former president who — despite insinuation to the contrary…

Mic · Aug 26, 2021

Will this fall see a return of the campus rager — or are we laying low again?

As our much-anticipated Hot Vaxx Summer draws to a close, it’s looking like new variants might ravage our dreams of a Thotty Vax Fall. Personally, I’m glad that I took full advantage of the past few months. After more than a year of avoiding humans…

Mic · Aug 26, 2021

It never really was about blood or Satan when it came to Lil Nas X hate

Where’s the outrage now? That was the question Lil Nas X posed on Twitter following news that an exclusive set of skateboards with Tony Hawk’s blood painted on them sold quickly and without any moral outcry. “are y’all ready to admit y’all were…

Mic · Aug 26, 2021

Kanye's 'DONDA' Stem Player is equally ambitious and mysterious

Once again, Kanye West is trying to make money off of DONDA before actually releasing the album. Today, West's official website announced the sale of the DONDA Stem Player, a device allowing users to tinker with his album to their hearts'…

Mic · Aug 25, 2021

'In the Same Breath' offers a rare glimpse of life in Wuhan at the beginning of the pandemic

Think of filmmaker Nanfu Wang’s new documentary, In the Same Breath, as another resource for understanding how the COVID-19 pandemic was allowed to rage out of control from China’s first received cases in 2019 to now. Don’t let it be your only…

Mic · Aug 25, 2021

Lindsey Graham is about 8 months late to the impeachment party

Let's go back to those heady days of this past January, shall we? Donald Trump was still president, after the best efforts of his supporters to ensure he remained so for another term didn't quite play out the way they'd hoped. Indeed, the attempted…

Mic · Aug 25, 2021

OnlyFans' porn ban reversal shows complexity of the creator platform relationship

In a surprising, but also not surprising move of corporate capitalism, OnlyFans has announced the "suspension" of its decision to ban pornographic content. Last week the British-based website — made famous by becoming a lucrative platform for sex…

Mic · Aug 25, 2021