explosion Woman gets explosion in face while lighting car on fire Kevin Reome

tabloids Bimbo Duchess and a giant UFO in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

the old canceled store Cracker Barrel steps up to the firing squad as MAGA blasts them over Pride Month post Carla Sinclair

china Lobbyist on Fox claims NYC air pollution from wildfires is harmless: "There's nothing in them." Mark Frauenfelder

summer Impromptu train station duet goes viral: Pianist and violinist take on Vivaldi's 'Summer' Rusty Blazenhoff

television Trailer for "I'm a Virgo," new show starring Boots Riley as a 13-ft tall teen Elías Villoro

mass shooting in america Georgia gun shop owner quits after too many mass shootings: "I just can't." Carla Sinclair

ron desantis Ice-cold DeSantis shows zero support for wife's speech Mark Frauenfelder

graduation Patton Oswalt to William & Mary grads: 'You poor bastards' Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Texas House overwhelmingly votes to get impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton. But will the state Senate agree? Rob Beschizza

crime Wild footage released of shootout between bus driver and passenger upset he can't get off between stops Rob Beschizza

Environment The man using math to fight for the environment Ruben Bolling

Boing Boing Gadgets These stellar Japanese knives make dicing, slicing, and chopping extra fun Boing Boing's Shop

mysteries What was this mystery boom that shook South Carolina on Tuesday? (video) David Pescovitz

landlords Landlord torched his apartment building while blaring "We Didn't Start the Fire" David Pescovitz

Oakland Oakland A's fire radio announcer for "accidental" racist slur Jason Weisberger

josh hawley In campaign video, Jon Hamm takes aim at Josh Hawley's "Manhood" Mark Frauenfelder

customer disservice When Tesla burst into flames mid-ride, driver was told to bring burned heap to a service center (video) Carla Sinclair

books Spirituality and Abolition, a new book from the Abolition Journal Elías Villoro

nyc "Museum of the Revolution" documentary is a brutal monument to predatory capitalism Greg Nussen