Mysteries - The Cut

mysteries Apr. 19, 2022

What Is Taylor Swift Doing on Drake’s Instagram?A riddle in the form of a photo dump.

By Danielle Cohen

beans Apr. 11, 2022

What Is an ‘Unreasonably Small Portion of Soup’?And other questions about what qualifies as “substantial” food under New York’s new guidelines.

By Claire Lampen

mysteries Dec. 27, 2021

Maybe Jared Leto Really Is a VampireThis man is somehow 50?

By Mia Mercado

mysteries Dec. 6, 2021

Is Grimes Finally Ready to Publicly Roast Elon Musk?Her new song is about an ex who loves video games and space.

By Danielle Cohen

mysteries Nov. 10, 2021

Does the Queen Really Weigh Her Christmas Guests?Why is the royal family like this?

By Mia Mercado

investigations Oct. 22, 2021

Why Does the Dune Worm Look Like … That?We asked a member of the movie’s VFX team.

By Danielle Cohen

mysteries Oct. 19, 2021

Kanye West Has a New Name, Haircut, and … Face?The rapper debuted all three on Monday.

By Mia Mercado

star wars? Oct. 18, 2021

What Even Is Dune?Will I ever understand? And other questions about fall’s big sci-fi blockbuster.

By Claire Lampen

mysteries Sept. 10, 2021

Why Is Shailene Woodley Posting Baby Feet on Instagram?Another celebrity baby mystery!

By Mia Mercado

mysteries Aug. 26, 2021

Why Are Celebrities So Obsessed With Their Own Blood?Investigating a time-honored tradition.

By Danielle Cohen

mysteries Aug. 19, 2021

But Why Was He Wearing Two Shirts?Questions concerning a grocery store dust-up between Larry David and Alan Dershowitz.

By Claire Lampen

mysteries June 8, 2021

Sorry, Did Elizabeth Olsen Get Married?“My husband,” you say?

By Claire Lampen

crime May 25, 2021

Everything We Know About the Deeply Suspicious ‘Doomsday Couple’Nearly a year after two Idaho children were found dead, their mother and her husband have been indicted on murder charges.

By Amanda Arnold

mysteries May 19, 2021

Who Is This Man Kissing Anya Taylor-Joy?The horny season continues apace.

By Claire Lampen

mysteries Apr. 18, 2021

Zoë Kravitz, Please Say MoreApparently she and Taylour Paige are “a thing” now … but what kind of thing??

By Claire Lampen

mysteries Mar. 19, 2021

Things That Could Be ‘The Snyder Cut’What is it? We may never ever know, and please don’t tell us.

By Bridget Read

whodunnit Nov. 29, 2020

Alien Art (?) Object Disappeared From Utah DesertA tall metal monolith has vanished as suddenly as it appeared.

By Claire Lampen

mysteries Sept. 9, 2020

The Worm From Dune Reminds Me of … SomethingI can’t quite put my finger on it.

By Madeleine Aggeler

celebrity dating Apr. 14, 2020

Kate Beckinsale’s New Boyfriend Has a Crucible NameI saw Goody Grace with Kate Beckinsale.

By Bridget Read

mysteries Dec. 11, 2019

Who Is Putting Tiny Cowboy Hats on These Innocent Pigeons?A Las Vegas mystery.

By Amanda Arnold

equine mysteries Nov. 27, 2019

How’d That Horse Get Up There?Delving into the mystery of the horse in the hayloft.

By Kelly Conaboy

mysteries Nov. 8, 2019

39 Bodies Were Found Inside a Truck. What Happened?Police believe the victims were illegally smuggled into the country through a human-trafficking network.

By Amanda Arnold

mysteries Oct. 31, 2019

How Did Lady Gaga’s Dress End Up in a Hotel Lost-and-Found?It’s custom Valentino couture.

By Emilia Petrarca

aliens are real Oct. 9, 2019

Who, If Not Aliens, Is Sucking Every Drop of Blood From These CowsIt’s the only theory that makes sense.

By Amanda Arnold

an investigation Oct. 3, 2019

What Do Guys Keep in Their Backpacks?Illuminating a male mystery.

By Kelly Conaboy

mysteries Sept. 16, 2019

Okay, But Seriously, Which One of Brad Pitt’s Ex-Girlfriends Did Ellen Date?It all goes down at Melissa Etheridge’s pool parties, apparently.

By Halle Kiefer

unsolved mysteries Sept. 6, 2019

What Happened to Jennifer Dulos, the Missing Connecticut Mom?Her estranged husband was recently arrested and charged with tampering with evidence.

By Amanda Arnold

mysteries Aug. 8, 2019

Some Brave Soul Bought the New Jersey ‘Watcher’ HouseThe owners sold it at a $500,000 loss.

By Marie Lodi

unsolved mysteries July 2, 2019

Americans Keep Mysteriously Dying While on Vacation in the Dominican RepublicAuthorities are now investigating whether anti-freeze–laced bootleg liquor could be causing the deaths.

By Amanda Arnold

survival May 29, 2019

Yoga Teacher Says a ‘Voice’ Guided Her Before Getting Lost in Hawaiian JungleAmanda Eller was discovered after 17 days in the jungle.

By Lisa Ryan

keeping up with the royals May 8, 2019

Prince George Called Himself Archie in January — Why?The royal baby’s name was announced today, but it seems like maybe Prince George tried to tell us months ago.

By Kelly Conaboy

mysteries Apr. 18, 2019

What the Hell Is Going on With Kim Kardashian West’s Bathroom Sinks?The greatest mystery of our time … solved!

By Lisa Ryan

april the giraffe Mar. 1, 2019

April the Giraffe Is Getting Ready to Give Birth — and Fast!A celebration, and an udder-ly small mystery.

By Kelly Conaboy

jeff bezos Feb. 26, 2019

Jeff Bezos Spotted at Beyoncé’s Oscars Party With ‘Mystery Brunette’Who was it? Oh my God — was it you?

By Kelly Conaboy

who are the boys Feb. 10, 2019

Who Are These Blonde Twins and Why Are They All Over the Grammys?An awards show mystery!

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

mysteries Feb. 5, 2019

What Is This Mysterious White Powder West Elm Shipped an Aspen Businesswoman?A small vial of a white substance found its way into one woman’s home goods.

By Allison Duncan

mysteries Jan. 25, 2019

Is Kylie Jenner Trying to Send a Secret Message to Taylor Swift?Through her lip products???

By Erica Smith

mysteries Jan. 25, 2019

What Do You See in These Pubic-Hair Pics?A fun art-world mystery.

By Sarah Spellings

cut chats Dec. 21, 2018

The Great Glitter Conspiracy of 2018How can anyone rest without knowing who is secretly buying so much glitter?

By Edith Zimmerman

mysteries Dec. 5, 2018

Ted Cruz’s Beard Is Only Growing StrongerTwo weeks in, the Senator’s facial hair is beginning to take shape.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

mysteries Dec. 4, 2018

What Happened to the Scientist Responsible for the First Gene-Edited Babies?He Jiankui, who claims to have conducted a controversial experiment, has reportedly gone missing.

By Gabriella Paiella

mysteries Nov. 19, 2018

The Haunting of a Dream HouseA New Jersey family bought their ideal home. But according to the creepy letters they started to get, they weren’t the only ones interested in it.

By Reeves Wiedeman

mysteries Oct. 31, 2018