romance novels I touch my elf: the rise of "romantasy," with sex, supernatural encounters, and strong heroines Carolyn Townsend
happy mutants This slowed Chipmunks version of "Chariots of Fire" feels like distorted sludge Jennifer Sandlin
entitled passengers Woman kicked off American Airlines flight is outraged, says she is "Instagram famous" (video) Carla Sinclair
tabloids The Madness of King Charles and Obama's nepo baby in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
History "I hope you will never see this letter" Yuri Gagarin's note to his wife and daughters in 1961 Mark Frauenfelder
viral videos Remembering the McCain Girls, whose viral hit during the 2008 presidential campaign heralded a new era in internet politics Jennifer Sandlin
television Here's a funny meme about goth girls dealing with the success of Netflix's Wednesday Devin Nealy
Japan Korean gamers who enjoy training cartoon girls with horse ears and tails hold a horse-and-buggy protest at game company over pay-to-play rules Mark Frauenfelder
art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn
the kids are alright Middle school boys created a whisper network to stop a school-supported predator Jason Weisberger