science fiction The rise, fall and reboot of The Backrooms Rob Beschizza

social media The case for creating "public parks" on the Internet Thom Dunn

genocide Canadian professor working towards inclusion for British Columbia's Indigenous communities Séamus Bellamy

Business Yahoo sale: are Flickr and Tumblr doomed? Rob Beschizza

politics Indiana declares June "Nuclear Family Month" Jennifer Sandlin

taxation California should tax empty homes and dead storefronts Jason Weisberger

politics Comedian brings Kevin O'Leary's data center right to his backyard Grant St. Clair

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

marine biology Workers opened a whale in 1937 and found something inside that still doesn't have a name Ellsworth Toohey

False Hope AI's giant rural job machine mostly appears to manufacture hype Jason Weisberger

politics A revealing interview with Bryon Noem's domme Grant St. Clair

AI Study finds AI server farms creating their own local heat islands Jason Weisberger

war Influencer hopes to crowdfund $1.75bn to buy collapsed Spirit Airlines Rob Beschizza

cryptids Loveland Frogman could become Ohio's official state cryptid Rob Beschizza

History Prehistoric rock art in Colombia's Serranía de la Lindosa reveals ancient human "Kiss" Popkin

Technology Claude Opus 4.7 identified a writer from 125 words she'd never published Ellsworth Toohey

SantaCon organizer allegedly ran actual con Jason Weisberger

surveillance Stop Flock campaign targets invasive surveillance network Rob Beschizza

Science What if your calendar ran on a worm that splits itself in half? Ellsworth Toohey