makers In an engineering paper, bunnie Huang and Ed Snowden describe a malware-resistant hardware Iphone privacy overlay Cory Doctorow

Gorton: a ubiquitous typeface you may never have heard of Jennifer Sandlin

donald trump Mexico has Trump's number Jason Weisberger

education More students using AI for homework; also AI not very good at homework Jason Weisberger

science fiction Dyson Trees could make a home for humans—and other things Rob Beschizza

Entertainment "Adults cannot be trusted": The brutal 1999 Japanese movie that influenced "Squid Game" Ellsworth Toohey

cephalopods This squid swimming with her undulating egg sack is a sight to behold Jennifer Sandlin

Comic Books "Alter Ego" is a great new crime novel about IP, AI, and comic book industry con artists Thom Dunn

Science Electric wallpaper warming Scottish homes in winter Rob Beschizza

horror "The Substance"— an incredible, indelible, and viscerally inedible film I loved and will never watch again Natalie Dressed

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

new york city Teeter on the edge of your seat watching this cyclist race through Manhattan Natalie Dressed

Entertainment Disney announces huge theme park expansions Ruben Bolling

politics Help stop KOSA, the internet censorship bill that will let politicians shut down sex ed, LGBTQ+ and womens' health sites Rob Beschizza

guns The problem with "Red Flag" gun laws Thom Dunn

spying in america Trump campaign secretly profiled Trump shooter's father in 2016 (video) Carla Sinclair

criminals Beware of robbers offering a hug Allan Rose Hill

guns Arizona man planned to kill Blacks, Jews and Muslims in mass shooting to start "race war" Rob Beschizza

censorship Canada's new bill threatens free speech Yoy Luadha

football For a dose of pure wholesomeness, watch Welcome to Wrexham Gail Sherman