politics In Japan, Trump orders USS John McCain to cover its name and get out of sight Rob Beschizza

gadgets A cyberdeck to help you airlock the Alien Rob Beschizza

crime Woman refused to end call for plane safety instructions Rob Beschizza

History Captain Billy's Whiz Bang gave a pastor's Egypt trip the pulp treatment in 1922 Ellsworth Toohey

art The world's most traveled religious artifact has her own boarding pass Popkin

books The Muppets' former creative director made a kids' book with a hole punched through every page Mark Frauenfelder

Games 700 AI agents built a civilization with a new religion Ellsworth Toohey

florida In 1986, two Florida journalists tried to buy crack for a news story and nearly got killed Ellsworth Toohey

bad idea Fox News host demands oil tankers run the Strait of Hormuz Jason Weisberger

Games This sorting web game has stolen hours from me Grant St. Clair

deep fakes Gold medalist forced to clarify he didn't record White House's AI tantrum Jason Weisberger

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

disasters 9 skiers missing after California avalanche Rob Beschizza

seating Sit like a scoundrel: the Millennium Falcon pilot chair Jason Weisberger

History How comic publishers tricked the trademark office with garbage comics Ellsworth Toohey

Technology A coyote swam to Alcatraz for the first time ever documented Ellsworth Toohey

History The ghost ship that drifted the Arctic for 38 years Ellsworth Toohey

politics Pentagon cuts Kelly's pension over "seditious" video Ellsworth Toohey

star trek Star Trek panoramas from the CD-ROM era Rob Beschizza

Aeroflot Flight 6502: when a pilot's ego killed 70 passengers Ellsworth Toohey