art The Lord of the Rings re-imagined as ancient China Thom Dunn

Space China's private space exploration industry is booming Thom Dunn

Business This is the golden age of Chinese science fiction Cory Doctorow

china China is using recruitment sites to buy top secret information Séamus Bellamy

Food Farmer digs up yam shaped like a human hand in China Popkin

oink A pig liver and two pig kidneys worked in a human body for five days Jason Weisberger

politics An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George W. Bush, kicking off a copycat era Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Freedomland USA: was this 1960s theme park just a five-year land scam? Ruben Bolling

gadgets Europe fines Temu €200m for selling dangerous chargers and baby toys Rob Beschizza

gadgets China's flagship GPU isn't fast, but it is popular Rob Beschizza

law "Dead body" turns out to be a sex doll Rob Beschizza

Games "Scandalous" Lenovo gaming handheld comes preloaded with classic game ROMs Rob Beschizza

donald trump US lost 4 million tourists in 2025 — and the World Cup won't fix it Ellsworth Toohey

china China secretly trained Russian troops, and some have since fought in Ukraine Séamus Bellamy

china Would you spend $650,000 to ride a transforming mecha? Séamus Bellamy

News U.S. expects the smallest US wheat crop since 1972 Ellsworth Toohey

Pedophile Protector Chinese leadership watches Grandpa Pudding Brains confidently explain imaginary fast-food statistics Jason Weisberger

Catch-22 War-related shortages push iconic snack brand into monochrome packaging Jason Weisberger

law NYC's iconic bagels and pizzas could change because a carcinogenic ingredient may soon become illegal in NY Ruben Bolling

politics Grocery prices soar as Iran war drags on Rob Beschizza