The Karen Decoder Ring

Summary

We're back with a new batch of cultural mysteries! This year, we're putting out more new episodes— many more of them. Dropping 1 Oct 2026, Willa Paskin, host of Slate's When did everyone become a storyteller? Decades after George Lucas and Steve Jobs made storytelling a big business, every ... Paper dolls were a ubiquitous part of children's lives for decades, and then mostly disappeared. David Wolfe was a boy growing ... Earlier this year, a tweet went out from the official account of the Democratic Party, tagging the Trump advisor Stephen Miller. Kissing—the romantic, sexual, steamy kind—is so ingrained in us that it just seems a fact of life. breathing or eating, we ... You are encouraged to watch the remarkable 3.25 minute documentary by Digital Fusion on the making of the 2009 Folio Edition ... Experimental archeology is, simply put, archeology that involves running experiments. Where traditional archaeologists may study ... What happened to the laugh track? by WILLA PASKIN In 2001, Oprah Winfrey invited Jonathan Franzen to come on her show to discuss his new novel The Corrections. A month later ...