fun Mermaid convention photographs by Arthur Drooker Andrea James

Japan What happened to the 2.5 mile high building designed to be taller than Mount Fuji? Ellsworth Toohey

16 bytes of code generate this video and the music in it Rob Beschizza

Technology What actually makes hybrid cars fuel-efficient? Ellsworth Toohey

comedy An incredible lineup at San Diego's ImprovCon Jason Weisberger

Weird 1940s miner crafted dentures from toothbrush handles and coyote teeth Popkin

books An editor who read "Crash" called JG Ballard "beyond psychiatric help. Do not publish" Mark Frauenfelder

Culture Kevin Kelly's 84 contemporary heresies, from trivial to genuinely dangerous Ellsworth Toohey

crowdfunding An artist painted a monster, an occult poet conjured it to life, and now it wants to kill your Mörk Borg character Gareth Branwyn

Reverent White House faith adviser says Trump attended "Saturday and Sunday School" more days a week than exist Jason Weisberger

law Hegseth kills probe into Apache pilots who buzzed Kid Rock's house Séamus Bellamy

trump Iran has hacked Kash Patel's personal email Séamus Bellamy

gadgets KitchenAid puts a new feature in an old mixer: a stepless speed dial Rob Beschizza

Science Scientists map clitoris nerve network in unprecedented detail Rob Beschizza

War Criming Whiskey Pete admits to committing war crimes Jason Weisberger

Crazy is as crazy does The FBI will now train with cage fighters in the latest Trump-era reality show Jason Weisberger

lifestyle 21 years on a remote island with no power grid, no building codes, and no regrets Ellsworth Toohey

water Forget about gas prices and start worrying about water Séamus Bellamy

Technology China is testing a 280 mph bullet train while America can't build a rail line between two cities Ellsworth Toohey