corruption Tens of million in CARES Act loans went to the families of just 28 Congresspeople Thom Dunn

corruption Trump administration gave a $700M bailout to a $70M truck company after it allegedly defrauded the Pentagon Thom Dunn

activism "Laxative" brownies turn Nantucket School Committee meeting into Schrodinger's shitshow Rob Beschizza

Karoline Leavitt offers an assurance no one wants Jason Weisberger

tech This app will warn you about horror movie jump scares Séamus Bellamy

whales "Save Willy Act" proposes Coast Guard 'whale desk' to prevent whale deaths in San Francisco Bay Jason Weisberger

Science Shane Mauss's DMT "girlfriend" showed up in his friend's trip too Ellsworth Toohey

pentagon Hegseth gutted the Pentagon office that protects civilians Séamus Bellamy

Science How do you score on the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale? Rob Beschizza

Cooking The Ham Cam might be the greatest technological innovation of our time Grant St. Clair

Operation Sorry You Lost Your Son "No stupid rules of engagement": The content war presidency and America's vibe-based war doctrine Jason Weisberger

books The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters Roger Park

music Cats on synthesizers make gloriously weird internet music Jennifer Sandlin

politics $75m "Melania" documentary projected to make $1m in first week Rob Beschizza

politics The easiest way to sink Trump: hitting billionaires' portfolios by reducing your spending on technology Ellsworth Toohey

Culture New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins on what it feels like to turn 100 Ellsworth Toohey

art Survey finds "very negative" attitude toward generative AI in games Rob Beschizza

Election tampering Trump caught on tape giving step-by-step instructions on how to steal Georgia in 2020 Jason Weisberger

Games Dead Space is, well, dead Grant St. Clair

politics Billionaires financing White House ballroom won't say how much they gave Ellsworth Toohey