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MEMPHIS, TN—In a last-ditch effort to keep the lights on, the Memphis Science Center confirmed it had opened a new interactive exhibit this week that lets kids figure out how to manage the budget shortfall that, if it is not dealt with,…

With the arrival of Memorial Day weekend, and with it the return of recreational swimming in neighborhood and community pools across America, a curious thought crossed my mind. Whatever happened to adult swim? It’s a memory now as distant…

Rachel Accurso, better known as Ms. Rachel, is a popular YouTuber who creates videos for toddlers. The Onion sat down with Ms. Rachel to discuss education, social media, and the backlash to her public support for the children of Gaza. …

LIBERTY, MO—After reading aloud a picture book about a puppy that works in a coal mine, local first grade teacher Brianna Montgomery asked her students Thursday what they want to be once child labor laws are repealed. “I want everyone to…

In another blow to common decency and protecting innocence, the justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled earlier this month in favor of a woman being topless in a public space. Even though the state has laws against exhibitionism, the…

AUSTIN, TX—In a landmark piece of legislation designed to stifle individuality across the state, the Texas Legislature passed a bill Friday that legally banned being different around children. “Starting today, adults are no longer…

SANTA CLARA, CA—Following a long rough patch that had led them to consider ending their adulterous relationship, local married man Greg Whitfeld, 47, and his lover Arden Sullivan, 28, confided to reporters Monday that their affair had been…

Mainstream publishers have released a spate of divorce memoirs this year, among them Haley Mlotek’s No-Fault: A Memoir of Romance and Divorce. As an advocate for abolishing our nation’s unconstitutional no-fault divorce laws, the title…

Last week, The New York Times published in its opinion section a video by “filmmaker” Shaina Feinberg posing the question: “Is it possible to be a great mom and have a great career?” This question has purportedly “plagued” Feinberg.…

In the week leading up to Mother’s Day weekend, The Atlantic thought it would be the perfect time to run a piece on pro-natalism policies arguing that being raised by “a group of friends” “might be even better” than being raised by a mother…