air travel Irish national carrier's annual Blessing of the Planes Carolyn Townsend

germany Dozens of German priests plan to give the Vatican the virtual middle finger Jess Sabine

travel The Clootie Well at Munlochy is a sacred Scottish healing site Popkin

politics West Virginia lawmakers want declare Bible "inerrant" and "accurate historical record" Rob Beschizza

politics Costco claps back at "reprehensible radical right" organization's anti-DEI demand Jennifer Sandlin

drugs Election day pledge gets you free magic mushrooms from this psychedelic church Allan Rose Hill

publishing Game Informer magazine closes, with all staff losing their jobs and the website wiped Rob Beschizza

mistakes The Unofficial Apple Weblog returns as plagiarized hyperslop Rob Beschizza

Pope authorizes blessings of same-sex unions Rob Beschizza

Weird Woman in subway has a computer monitor for a head Popkin

qanon shaman QAnon Shaman is back, dropping new "wisdom" on Twitter Jennifer Sandlin

lawmakers who incite violence Lauren Boebert tells her MAGA mob to disrupt flights, even if it gets them kicked off a plane Carla Sinclair

infectious diseases Penny lick bowls served up ice cream, with a side of infectious disease Jennifer Sandlin

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law Daycare workers charged with child abuse after terrorizing kids Jennifer Sandlin

passings Archie Roach, musician and activist (1956-2022) Jennifer Sandlin

tarot This new Hieronymus Bosch Tarot Card set is a garden of earthly delights Thom Dunn

History The weird way we discovered longitude Devin Nealy

Alex Jones Alex Jones warns Trump: "You are either completely ignorant" or "one of the most evil men who has ever lived" Mark Frauenfelder

artificial intelligence GPT-3 can summarize books as well as a human can Mark Frauenfelder