Today’s third The Washington Post TikTok is the premiere of Variant Cover, a series about identity and comics. In this episode: the controversy around Thor’s weight gain, the origin of most superheroes’ body types and of fatphobic ideas, and their real-world impacts. Part 1:

Hey chefs, sous chefs, line cooks, dishwashers and everyone else working in a kitchen this summer… How are you dealing with the brutal, triple-digit heat? I want to hear your stories. DM me or send me an email at [email protected].

.Whitney Leaming in Kyiv (Lindsey Sitz editing) washingtonpost.com/video/world/ra…

New Washington Post exclusive: In the 41 states that have held nominating contests this year, more than half of GOP winners so far have embraced Trump's false claims about the 2020 election. Across six battleground states, that number is nearly 2/3. washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…

When 17-year-old John Albers posted threats of suicide on social media, worried friends called 911 for help. He was backing his family minivan out of the garage when he was shot 13 times by an Overland Park, Kan. police officer who responded to the call. wapo.st/3dTodaI

My colleagues at the The Washington Post recently published an incredibly detailed and revealing story about how police investigate themselves. Watch it here: youtu.be/gTVX9XCnXDY

has someone done a cover of lizzo's "I love you bitch" but did "I love you butch" asking for a butch (me) and autocorrect on a phone (my phone)

Queen Elizabeth II: A visual timeline of her 70 years on the throne washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

🧵I want to share some thoughts about reporting on long COVID and other complex chronic illnesses. (e.g. below) This is a thread about the ethos behind these pieces, and how I’ve approached interviewing, writing, and the rest of it. 1/ x.com/edyong209/stat…

We verified open-source footage from Russia showing protests, exodus and violence, in response to Putin's mobilization. proud of this team effort w/ Sarah Cahlan Samuel Oakford Mary Ilyushina Ruby + Natalia Abbakumova washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/…

It's been 5 years since #MeToo went viral, but is it any easier for survivors to speak out against abuse? My latest story for The Washington Post + Washington Post Video, graphics by Sarah Hashemi: youtube.com/watch?v=MQPpRp…

The number of Black women turning to sperm banks to conceive rose sharply during the pandemic after increasing steadily over the years. Yet Black sperm donors represent less than 2% of available supply, according to an analysis by The Post. wapo.st/3VHPnD7

It’s no secret: Taylor Swift loves to pen lyrics filled with references to time, numbers and symbolism. Her new album, “Midnights,” will be no different. New 🎥 from me, with beautiful motion graphics from Sarah Hashemi: wapo.st/3Tze8iN

Whether she’s singing about not being able to sleep at 3 a.m. or drinking coffee at midnight: Taylor Swift’s most notable lyrical pattern is to write about the time of day. Her new album, “Midnights,” is no different: wapo.st/3Tze8iN (illo by Sarah Hashemi✨)

rather than cooking curry dishes like in sword and shield, this time in pokémon scarlet and violet, it’s sandwiches. and oh boy, the freak sandwiches that you can make. my preview impressions: washingtonpost.com/video-games/20…

NEW VIDEO Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, most Americans say democracy is under threat. The Post interviewed lawmakers, election officials and experts to understand the efforts underway to counter it. youtube.com/watch?v=Eza-4x…

Today, The Washington Post laid off 20 of our colleagues. While 20 is much smaller than 200 — “a single digit percentage of the workforce,” as Publisher Fred Ryan indicated, that’s little consolation to those who lost their jobs today. That number should be zero.

Hey there. We, the staff of Crooked Media, have formed a union. Here’s why.