1984 Amusing ourselves to death, a spot-on future prediction from 1985 Gareth Branwyn

books George Orwell's letter from his former French teacher, Aldous Huxley, about Nineteen Eighty-Four David Pescovitz

Science These Disney princesses are in mortal danger Gail Sherman

encryption Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr dead at 107 Rob Beschizza

short films "Skip Danger vs the Space-Time Continuum" is a hilarious anti-time travel movie Thom Dunn

spicy Mike Jack takes hot sauce consumption world record Popkin

music Critics down on Lara Trump's new music video Jennifer Sandlin

laughing stocks Donald Trump gets mocked after racist remarks with viral hashtag: "#WhenITurnedBlack" Carla Sinclair

kansas Badass pageant contestant confronts her abuser on stage Gail Sherman

News Marvel's Jewish superhero Sabra gets a Soviet makeover Ellsworth Toohey

podcasts Trans teen with superhuman powers battles domestic incel terrorists in new Audible thriller "Bloodhound" Mark Frauenfelder

supreme court Can the profoundly corrupt Supreme Court be fixed? Yoy Luadha

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

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crocodiles British Royal Family honors woman who punched a crocodile in the face Thom Dunn

archaeology Archaeologist braves the Joe Rogan podcast to counter Graham Hancock's nonsense Jennifer Sandlin

law New York poised to legalize adultery Gail Sherman

conspiracy theory The 2024 Santa Monica Film Festival was chock full of red-pilled conspiracy content Jennifer Sandlin

politics U.K. faces prospect of fourth prime minister in 18 months as Conservative Party turns once again on own leader Rob Beschizza

tabloids King Charles robs the dead in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan