bugs A new species fly was named after RuPaul Thom Dunn

spiders This "wannabe entomologist" allows a venomous Huntsman spider to crawl across her face Carla Sinclair

Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt

music Spoken word artist Saul Williams released the EP "Not in My Name" two decades ago Elías Villoro

advertising The forbidden 1970s cereal: Mr. Wonderfull's Surprize Ruben Bolling

scams Arizona telco sued over the billions of scam calls it puts through Rob Beschizza

drugs Seagulls snatching drug stashes become "zombie" birds David Pescovitz

florida NAACP and other civil rights groups warn against visiting Florida David Pescovitz

scams Watch a scammer use AI voice mimicking and phone number spoofing to con their target Ruben Bolling

politics Tennessee bans community oversight of police Rob Beschizza

george santos George Santos's treasurer seems to be imaginary Mark Frauenfelder

Dianne Feinstein The Onion parodies Dianne Feinstein Mark Frauenfelder

trump Orson Welles had Trump figured out in "Citizen Kane" Mark Frauenfelder

History What is American Exceptionalism, anyway? Elías Villoro

politics Ron DeSantis signs laws banning foreign citizens from owning land in Florida Rob Beschizza

travel Biden wants the US to catch up to the EU: Flight delayed? Get paid. Ruben Bolling

mass shootings Texas mall shooter was wearing Right Wing Death Squad patch Carla Sinclair

books Republicans no longer seeking to ban individual books go after the whole library Jason Weisberger

Republicans Herschel Walker directed a $500k political donation into his business Jason Weisberger

russia Today is World Press Freedom Day Ruben Bolling