drugs Pope Leo XII drank coca wine and also endorsed it in ads David Pescovitz

Games Federal prison for Super Mario meth man Rob Beschizza

Weird Seattle's mystery soda machine vanished in 2018 with a goodbye note Ellsworth Toohey

Science Tobacco plants now produce psilocybin and DMT — on purpose Ellsworth Toohey

Science A cheap blood pressure pill can take the sting out of painful memories Ellsworth Toohey

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

mexico Cartel violence engulfs Mexico after military kills El Mencho Ellsworth Toohey

Technology The Pentagon is copying narco-sub design, but cartels are already ahead Ellsworth Toohey

Trump pardoned a man convicted of trafficking 400 tons of cocaine, then gave him a ride to the Waldorf Astoria Ellsworth Toohey

brain worms RFK Jr. cites toilet-seat cocaine habit as proof germs aren't real problem Jason Weisberger

Minute Maid discontinues concentrated orange juice in latest blow to civilization Rob Beschizza

art San Diego Comic-Con bans AI art after artist pushback Ellsworth Toohey

florida Florida woman who "defecated toward officers" to avoid arrest was arrested Rob Beschizza

History The ghost ship that drifted the Arctic for 38 years Ellsworth Toohey

Science YouTuber cracks Coke's secret formula using chemistry set Grant St. Clair

ghost ship Tales of a ghost ship that mostly existed on paper Jason Weisberger

Chemistry YouTuber claims to have perfectly replicated Coke Gail Sherman

America's anti-litter campaign was corporate PR in a recycling costume Jason Weisberger

Trump pardons "start at $1m," reports WSJ Rob Beschizza