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

crypto Add bribery to the crimes "genius" crypto scammer Bankman-Fried is charged with Jason Weisberger

art Bob Eckstein's watercolor postcards Elías Villoro

archaeology Review: Uncovering the layers of history and politics in Andrew Lawler's "Under Jerusalem" Gareth Branwyn

Drag Queens Oregon Live remembers Portland's legendary 92-year-old drag queen Jason Weisberger

tabloids Aliens built the Pyramids and monitor Earth, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Would you like to play a game? GPT-4 hires subcontractors to get around Captcha Jason Weisberger

fashion Dogs hit catwalk in "Furbaby Fashion Show" Rob Beschizza

television The trailer for Beef looks like a premium cut Devin Nealy

Weird Did it rain worms in China? (video) David Pescovitz

It's OK when American companies do it U.S. Senators unveil bill that would them ban Tik Tok and other foreign sites Rob Beschizza

sociopathic rhetoric Kellyanne Conway says the FBI is "focused on the wrong thing" — like school shootings Carla Sinclair

political theater Rep. Lauren Boebert did her dummy dance on the Floor until Rep. Jamie Raskin brilliantly stepped in (video) Carla Sinclair

internet of things Remotely smooch your loved ones with this creepy IoT Kissing Robot Thom Dunn

matt gaetz Matt Gaetz outsmarted when he tried to push Chinese propaganda during a congressional hearing Mark Frauenfelder

movies Have you not seen The VelociPastor: A Man of the Claw? Elías Villoro

china Dozens feared dead after open pit mine collapses on workers Rob Beschizza

politics U.S. tracked chinese spy balloon from takeoff Rob Beschizza