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How This Fantasy Author Just Broke Every Kickstarter Record

Brandon Sanderson's "Surprise! Four Secret Novels" crowdfunding campaign raised a record-shattering $41.7 million

How Heartbreaking LA Failures Inspired Christian Lee Hutson’s “Quitters”

Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst produced the singer-songwriter's excellent new record

The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for April

Nicolas Cage plays his best, weird self. Plus, “Barry” finally returns.

The Best Things to Do in Vegas When You Aren’t Watching the NFL Draft

Vegas is hosting the draft later this month. Make sure to include some foie gras and experimental art with your football.

Bruce Willis Has Always Been More Than an Action Star

Revisiting the actor's legendary career in light of his recent retirement

Why Etsy Sellers Are Going on Strike

Starting on April 11, sellers on the popular e-commerce site are going on strike and asking buyers to not cross the picket line

FYI: You’re Eating an Insane Amount of Plastic Every Week

Your stomach problems might be thanks to microplastics

MLB Oddsmakers Projecting Gerrit Cole as Baseball’s Best Pitcher Is a Mistake

Caesars Sportsbook has Cole down as the favorite to be the wins and strikeouts leader during the upcoming season

MLB’s New “Home Run Derby X” Tour Sounds Extremely Dumb

The tour will feature events in London, Seoul and Mexico City. But what's the point?

Why Is Merriam-Webster Explaining the Phrase "Key Bump" to Us?

Republican Rep Madison Cawthorn accused prominent DC lawmakers of doing a "key bump" of cocaine, and gave the internet a vocabulary lesson in the process

It Seems Tom Brady Is Calling the Shots in Tampa as Bruce Arians Steps Down

The Buccaneers are promoting defensive coordinator Todd Bowles to the position of head coach in Tampa Bay

Why Are There So Many Scammer Shows All of a Sudden?

What do we find so compelling about watching people get deceived?

Eric Church Canceled a Concert So He Can Watch UNC Play Duke in the Final Four, and His Fans Are Pissed

The country singer scrapped a sold-out show in Texas so he could watch his beloved Tar Heels

Why Does the Will Smith Slap Warrant a Weeks-Long Investigation?

Protocol is protocol, but maybe it's time to just move on