There are two different tales we tell ourselves about houses. The primary story is not about ghosts or demons or red rooms or ghouls, but rather about bright futures, long lives, children, grandchildren, and hard-earned success. The second story, the darker story, is about the horror of being trapped.

Smigel: Louis comes up with, "What if he says, 'I'm the nurturing president,'and I've developed the ability to breastfeed!" And I'm like, "Yeah, that's great! And then let's have him open the shirt and he's got eight nipples and he can breastfeed dogs and cats." Colbert: We had already lost a lot of sponsors. [Starts singing] It's a beautiful root beer day, the folks from Mug Root Beer have agreed to stay. But you better not breastfeed any puppies today, or you sure as hell will be on your way. So be careful you little punk, Dana Carvey! Even I think it's odd I remember all of the lyrics. I am very impressive...remembering reasons why shows I'm on failed.

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“You Palestinians can never see the fucking big picture.”

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What happens when a successfully funded Kickstarter product fails to launch?

How an increase in the earth’s temperature could wipe out a continent.

What happened after Joan Lefkow’s husband and mother were murdered in her home.

How J.C. Penney gamed Google and became the top result for searches on everything from “area rugs” to “skinny jeans.”

An ancient document suggests that Jesus had a wife. But an investigation into its origins leads to … Florida.

Inside a pageview scam.

On culture and the driverless car.

An attorney pieces together a life cut short.

Inside the boardroom as Uber’s press nightmare unfolded.

A look at the rapper’s decade-plus ordeal.

Fox News has always been partisan. But has it become propaganda?

A surgeon tastes viral fame via Twitter and then things get really weird.

He spent years scrimping and saving. But without a will, where’s his money going?

What happens when the chefs behind North America’s most hedonistic restaurant quit drinking.

What happened when Brooklyn’s oldest nursery school decided to become less old-fashioned? A riot among the one percent.

A jailhouse interview with Steve Washak, who made millions selling “natural male enhancement” pills.

They were exhausting, impossible, stingy, and cruel, just like at their day jobs.

While political leaders trade threats, the pandemic has made Americans even more reliant on China’s manufacturers.

“The mythical image of Malick that has been built up over the last 30-odd years is, in essence, a creation of the same media corps with whom the filmmaker himself has continually chosen not to engage.”