architecture Turkmenistan's eccentric dictator built a self-glorifying $12m phallic marble monstrosity called the "Neutrality Monument" Mark Frauenfelder
dolls The Doll Garden of Sabile is a peculiar garden in Sabile, Latvia, where you can find hundreds of Life-size straw dolls on display Popkin
Delightful Creatures Athletic kitten sees a skateboard and immediately figures out how to ride it (video) Carla Sinclair
florida Florida private school cancels Autism Awareness Week after pastor says it's demonic Rob Beschizza
guillotine watch New study shows that literally every billionaire under 30 was born wealthy, also water wet Thom Dunn
art "Altered Moments" turn sweet "Precious Moments" figurines into their dark alter egos Jennifer Sandlin
politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin
music In 1964, two teens complained about "obscene" "Louie, Louie" lyrics to Indiana governor — 50 years later a reporter tracked them down and asked why Mark Frauenfelder
politics Trump's former advisers say he praised Hitler and other dictators in private Mark Frauenfelder