What’s Trending: Who-oa Here She Comes, She’s An Anteater
Trending today: scientists discover that anteater-style species have evolved on 12 separate occasions since the dinosaurs died.
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What’s Trending: The Video Booth Changed My Life
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 12, 2026 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today is Vidiots, formerly an independent video store that’s now a nonprofit dedicated to preserving rare videos for posterity.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Borne Back Ceaselessly Into Your High School Reading List
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 9, 2026 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: what are the 10 most commonly assigned novels in middle and high schools? About the same as they were 35 years ago.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Reading For Pleasure (Or Not)
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 8, 2026 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: a survey finding that fewer than half of Americans have read a single book in the last 12 months.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Reverse Home Alone
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 7, 2026 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: a man manages to board a flight at London’s Heathrow Airport without a ticket or a passport.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: John Halo
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 6, 2026 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: Victor, Aaron, and Michael discuss the Xbox Bowl, featuring an appearance by Master Chief (but not much else).
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Pole Vaults and Parental Delusions
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 5, 2026 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: a survey finding 17 percent of parents think their kids might be professional or Olympic athletes someday.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Not-So-Pleasant Island
Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 30, 2025 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: an unnatural battle between wolves, deer, sea otters, and polluting humans on the ironically-named Pleasant Island in Alaska.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Victor, the Sleepy Misogynist
Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 29, 2025 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: almost half of American adults use their smartphones in bed, even though we all know that’s not great for sleep.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Murking Up Your Movie
Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 23, 2025 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: a study of movies finds a recent drop in lighting contrast, particularly in science fiction – thanks mostly to CGI.
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