communism "The flour tastes like acid." Cuba cuts daily bread rations amid food shortage crisis Ellsworth Toohey

Caribbean Hurricane Beryl spares one house on Union Island. It's made of plywood and irony Natalie Dressed

News Turks and Caicos imprisons American tourists over ammunition in luggage Mark Frauenfelder

politics Trump's surgeon general pick needs emergency treatment for truth deficiency Ellsworth Toohey

ill-conceived hoaxes Michigan man doesn't enjoy watching GF's pets while she takes cruise — so he sends ship a bomb threat Carla Sinclair

Technology Man bribes girlfriend with cruise vaction to use Linux for a week, relationship somehow survives Ellsworth Toohey

#AbolishICE Flight attendants snitch on ICE flights Séamus Bellamy

cruises All aboard for the puke party on luxury cruise liner Queen Mary 2 Rob Beschizza

maps Interactive map of obscure islands Rob Beschizza

public health Website tracks avian flu throughout the Americas Jennifer Sandlin

Entertainment A deep, deep dive into the history of Disney's animatronics Ruben Bolling

books Graphic novel "Revolution By Fire" explores New York's Afro-Irish uprising of 1741 Thom Dunn

florida Gangs shoot at Spirit Airlines flight from Florida trying to land in Haiti — flight attendant grazed Carla Sinclair

Boing Boing Gadgets Jet-set for less when you let Matt's Flights find you affordable airfare! Boing Boing's Shop

music These "musical trick shots" are mind-blowing! Jennifer Sandlin

travel $21k nightmare: Norwegian Cruise Line abandons family in Alaska  Ellsworth Toohey

hurricane Hurricane Beryl hits category 5 Rob Beschizza

video "The greatest restaurant in the world" has South Park ownership, cliff divers, and a 600,000-person long wait list Ruben Bolling

crime $9k fine for American tourist who took ammo to Turks and Caicos Rob Beschizza