News Steak-umm goes to war (again) with Neil deGrasse Tyson Mark Frauenfelder

Science A 1946 plan to feed a billion people with sawdust Ellsworth Toohey

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Pirate's Booty founder loses Long Island village mayoral race by 90% margin Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Bad writing becomes an art form in annual contest for world's worst prose Ellsworth Toohey

Two great bigots that go great together JD Vance joins JK Rowling in Olympic anti-trans bigotry Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Universal's new Ministry of Magic theme park (video) Ruben Bolling

drugs NYPD union sues over officers' rights to use steroids Thom Dunn

jk rowling Hogwarts' self-appointed professor of Defense Against Gender Studies beefs with actors Jason Weisberger

We Rate Dogs The hilarious story of 1908 "fake rescue dog" who pushed children into the Seine and then rescued them for steak rewards Jennifer Sandlin

music Rhyme Scheme shows how masterful Lil Wayne's verbal wizardry really is Devin Nealy

sketch comedy The war of the ventriloquists Devin Nealy

tabloids Harry and Meghan "over" and Ukraine "despairs" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

gardening There are more tomatoes in planter boxes and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy Jason Weisberger

plants By the pricking of my thumbs, Solanum lycopersicum this way comes Jason Weisberger

My life on the road An adjustable cutlery tray is going to sort out one of my biggest RV kitchen beefs Séamus Bellamy

The Royal Mafia hit squad, the Royal heir and the Royal hair, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics British far-right leader Dick Braine resigns Rob Beschizza

fashion The 'Kaiju Cage-Match' shirt shows smackdown of strange creatures Rusty Blazenhoff