mental illness The bizarre mystery of "prairie madness" Jennifer Sandlin

california For sale: (1) California ghost town Rusty Blazenhoff

mistakes The Guardian takes down Osama bin Laden's infamous 'letter to America' Rob Beschizza

mad mad marge Marjorie Taylor Greene says people are "sick and tired" of Republicans (video) Carla Sinclair

terrorism Hamas terrorists used synthetic amphetamine to "suppress fear and anxiety" during attack, says IDF and US Mark Frauenfelder

analog horror Analog horror: creepy, nostalgic, and terrifying short videos Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids World War III starts (yet again) and RFJ Jr is not RFK, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

animals Why did 1,000 birds die in one night last week by smashing into this Chicago building? David Pescovitz

health Being a Republican can kill you; living in the same state with too many of them can kill you too Ruben Bolling

design U.S. announces official web design system Rob Beschizza

corruption Why would Ron DeSantis help cover up a police scandal? Jason Weisberger

education DeSantis's laws and policies have Florida educators fleeing the state and the profession Ruben Bolling

Mountain Mama Trump's defense lawyer extolls the diversity of West Virginia Jason Weisberger

inefficient governors As Ron DeSantis struggles, Florida's inflation rate is nearly twice as high as the rest of the U.S. Carla Sinclair

werner herzog The curious history of the dancing chicken in Werner Herzog's 1977 film Stroszek Jennifer Sandlin

representation Moviegoers question the lack of Japanese perspectives in Oppenheimer Thom Dunn

Flying Burrito Brothers Flying Burrito Bros's long-lost Nudie suit found Bob Knetzger

History Public pools are disappearing Rob Beschizza

qanon McCarthy-backed candidate has appeared on anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist's podcast six times Mark Frauenfelder

christian nationalists Self-described Christian nationalist school board hopeful quotes Hitler in disturbing church speech Mark Frauenfelder