boring Thunderous applause: JD Vance edition Jason Weisberger

holes This is the deepest hole we've ever dug David Pescovitz

copyright UK government produces numbingly boring cartoon defending rights of copyright proprietors Rob Beschizza

offworld I can't wait for this Finnish summer death car game Leigh Alexander

video Cow chewing grass through a fish-eye lens becomes strangely addictive Popkin

mergers and acquisitions Fox buys the henhouse Jason Weisberger

minneapolis Minneapolis has been hearing unexplained booms for decades and nobody can figure out why Ellsworth Toohey

wheels on the bus Sticky tires are dirtier than they look Jason Weisberger

internet culture Mazeball kept my sanity intact through a boring phone call Popkin

History Medieval dragon drainpipe from 1393 makes modern gutters look boring Popkin

video games Flock Around is a charming multiplayer birding game for $5 Gail Sherman

africa WHO declares global health emergency over Congo Ebola outbreak Séamus Bellamy

spooky Waymos perform ritual robot pilgrimage around suburban Atlanta cul-de-sac Jason Weisberger

Science Scientists found ice with a 304-molecule repeating pattern Ellsworth Toohey

cats A space cat with a rainbow exhaust wants nothing from you Popkin

Science Someone put the dullest part of The Iliad inside a mummy Ruben Bolling

law Sex offender coached kids with clickwrap waiver which didn't mention it Rob Beschizza

History What thousands of years of foot traffic does to marble stairs Popkin

gadgets iPhone 18 Pro will come in "Dark Cherry" Rob Beschizza

Technology An open-source bot that only bets "no" on Polymarket is making money Ellsworth Toohey