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This week in Savage Love: Crabs

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The A.V. Club’s favorite books of 2021 so far

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Chicago, win tickets to MEGA, an improv comedy podcast about a fictional megachurch

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The must-read Djeliya is a sublime West African fantasy epic

Djeliya hits all the right notes for larger-than-life storytelling. It’s the epic fantasy tale of Awa, a West African orator, historian, and praise singer (also called a jeli), and Mansour, the young dethroned prince she serves. Souamoro, an old and evil wizard king, has broken the world and disappeared. Awa and Mansour must journey across a futuristic wasteland…

Great Job Internet

"Jetpack Man" returns to menace the skies of Los Angeles once more

"Jetpack Man" returns to menace the skies of Los Angeles once more

A look inside the high-stakes world of weirdly shaped Cheeto auctions

A look inside the high-stakes world of weirdly shaped Cheeto auctions

Andrew Callaghan went to that QAnon "Patriot Roundup" in Texas, God bless him

Andrew Callaghan went to that QAnon "Patriot Roundup" in Texas, God bless him

Savage Love

This week in Savage Love: Crabs

This week in Savage Love: Crabs

This week in Savage Love: In the straights

This week in Savage Love: In the straights

This week in Savage Love: Emotional arsonists

This week in Savage Love: Emotional arsonists

Podcasts

Chicago, win tickets to <i>MEGA,</i> an improv comedy podcast about a fictional megachurch

Chicago, win tickets to MEGA, an improv comedy podcast about a fictional megachurch

<i>Beyond The Scenes From The Daily Show </i>treats us to the stories that take place between tapings

Beyond The Scenes From The Daily Show treats us to the stories that take place between tapings

<i>Finding D.W.</i> stokes even more <i>Arthur</i>-related nostalgia, as if the Twitter memes weren't enough

Finding D.W. stokes even more Arthur-related nostalgia, as if the Twitter memes weren't enough

Comics

The must-read <i>Djeliya</i> is a sublime West African fantasy epic

The must-read Djeliya is a sublime West African fantasy epic

<i>Radiant Black</i> ends its debut arc by flipping the entire script

Radiant Black ends its debut arc by flipping the entire script

<i>IN</i> is an acclaimed cartoonist's fantastical exploration of the people all around us

IN is an acclaimed cartoonist's fantastical exploration of the people all around us

Newswire

Richard Branson survived his trip to space, if you're curious

Richard Branson survived his trip to space, if you're curious

The guy who eats a lot of hot dogs ate a lot of hot dogs

The guy who eats a lot of hot dogs ate a lot of hot dogs

Shepard Fairey designed a new logo to entice young people to visit the mythical city of Los Angeles

Reactions

The 5 wildest revelations from Quentin Tarantino’s <i>Once Upon A Time In Hollywood </i>novel

The 5 wildest revelations from Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood novel

Why is "What Pretending To Be Crazy Looks Like" flooding YouTube recommendations?

Why is "What Pretending To Be Crazy Looks Like" flooding YouTube recommendations?

<i>This American Wife </i>blends camp and confession by finding the “real” in Bravo’s <i>Real Housewives</i>

This American Wife blends camp and confession by finding the “real” in Bravo’s Real Housewives

For Our Consideration

<i>The Storm Is Upon Us </i>ventures into the eye of QAnon

The Storm Is Upon Us ventures into the eye of QAnon

The improbable revival of Joe Rogan, America’s bro whisperer

The improbable revival of Joe Rogan, America’s bro whisperer

Wiki Wormhole

TV series finales never fail to stir conversation—especially on Wikipedia

TV series finales never fail to stir conversation—especially on Wikipedia

"Who Put Bella In the Wych Elm?" is a question that's haunted Worcestershire for nearly 80 years

"Who Put Bella In the Wych Elm?" is a question that's haunted Worcestershire for nearly 80 years

The U.S. tried to win World War II with a bat bomb

The U.S. tried to win World War II with a bat bomb

Interview

Bowen Yang and <i>Hot White Heist</i> creator Adam Goldman discuss: What makes the heist genre so queer?

Bowen Yang and Hot White Heist creator Adam Goldman discuss: What makes the heist genre so queer?

Books

Genesis P-Orridge’s <i>Nonbinary</i> chronicles a singular life and counterculture

Genesis P-Orridge’s Nonbinary chronicles a singular life and counterculture

What are you reading in June?

What are you reading in June?

In <i>The Anthropocene Reviewed</i>, John Green appraises everything from plagues to Dr Pepper

In The Anthropocene Reviewed, John Green appraises everything from plagues to Dr Pepper

Features

Tell us about your pop culture weekend: May 28-30

Tell us about your pop culture weekend: May 28-30

Tell us about your pop culture weekend: May 21-23

Tell us about your pop culture weekend: May 21-23

Tell us about your pop culture weekend: May 14-16

Tell us about your pop culture weekend: May 14-16

Recommends

The “action poetry” of Rachel Kushner’s <em>The Hard Crowd</em>

The “action poetry” of Rachel Kushner’s The Hard Crowd

Explore what inspires Studio Mucci, the internet’s most colorful creator

Explore what inspires Studio Mucci, the internet’s most colorful creator

7 coffee table books you’ll actually want to read

7 coffee table books you’ll actually want to read

11 Questions

Henry Zebrowski has fond memories of being attacked by bats

Henry Zebrowski has fond memories of being attacked by bats

Quinta Brunson is more of a Universal Studios type of girl

Quinta Brunson is more of a Universal Studios type of girl

Superstar drag queen Shangela on Beyoncé, <i>Emmanuelle</i>, and her <i>We’re Here </i>spinoff pitch

Superstar drag queen Shangela on Beyoncé, Emmanuelle, and her We’re Here spinoff pitch

Interviews

Margaret Cho on pansexual superheroes, TV throuples, and sex toy cleaning tips

Margaret Cho on pansexual superheroes, TV throuples, and sex toy cleaning tips

Shannon Lee learned to fight—and so much more—from her father Bruce Lee’s teachings

Shannon Lee learned to fight—and so much more—from her father Bruce Lee’s teachings

Trixie And Katya are worried about their frequent flier statuses

Trixie And Katya are worried about their frequent flier statuses

Previews

5 new books to read in May

5 new books to read in May

5 new books to read in April

5 new books to read in April

5 new books to read in March

5 new books to read in March

News

Keke Palmer, Pete Davidson are ready to kill in exclusive trailer for Audible's <i>Hit Job</i>

Keke Palmer, Pete Davidson are ready to kill in exclusive trailer for Audible's Hit Job

This exclusive clip from Shudder's<i> The Beach House</i> is not for the squeamish

This exclusive clip from Shudder's The Beach House is not for the squeamish

An exclusive<i> Blood On Her Name</i> trailer gets to the soul of this gripping neo-noir

An exclusive Blood On Her Name trailer gets to the soul of this gripping neo-noir

Giveaways

We're giving away codes to watch the acclaimed documentary<i> Gunda </i>early and for free

We're giving away codes to watch the acclaimed documentary Gunda early and for free

We've got (virtual) tickets to see Riz Ahmed in<i> Sound Of Metal</i>, early and for free

We've got (virtual) tickets to see Riz Ahmed in Sound Of Metal, early and for free

Patton Oswalt curated a B-movie marathon, and we've got a giveaway to celebrate

Patton Oswalt curated a B-movie marathon, and we've got a giveaway to celebrate

Inventory

Getting our hopes up: The A.V. Club’s 14 most anticipated releases of 2021

Getting our hopes up: The A.V. Club’s 14 most anticipated releases of 2021

Metallica sues, chads hang, and <i>Survivor</i>s survive: 19 pop culture windows into 2000

Metallica sues, chads hang, and Survivors survive: 19 pop culture windows into 2000

Kid, you oughta be in pictures: 9 onscreen stars who got their start behind the scenes

Kid, you oughta be in pictures: 9 onscreen stars who got their start behind the scenes

Talent Show

BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon make the yuletide gay with our holiday quiz

BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon make the yuletide gay with our holiday quiz

<i>Page 7</i> and <i>Wizard And The Bruiser </i>get personal playing <i></i>our version of The Newlywed Game

Page 7 and Wizard And The Bruiser get personal playing our version of The Newlywed Game

The hosts of <i>Page 7</i> and <i>Wizard And The Bruiser</i> laugh and cry their way through shots of Malört

The hosts of Page 7 and Wizard And The Bruiser laugh and cry their way through shots of Malört

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