security Let's Encrypt is actually encrypting the whole Web Cory Doctorow

Comics Action Comics No. 1 heads to auction after a 40-year hold Ellsworth Toohey

nsa Senator Wyden's cryptic CIA letter is ominous Séamus Bellamy

politics Alarming letter from Senator Ron Wyden draws attention to whatever the CIA is up to Rob Beschizza

History 1900 film shows viewers what it feels like to be hit by a car — and ends with a cryptic message about pleasing Mother Popkin

trump 3.0 'Trump will win again in 2028': Steve Bannon says the quiet part out loud (video) Carla Sinclair

bitcoin A Bitcoin mine in Congo is fueling a surprising conservation effort Thom Dunn

Business Ubisoft fulfills dark prophecy by releasing NFT game Grant St. Clair

tabletop gaming Necromolds is a fun, squishy, and creative wargame Gareth Branwyn

Alex Jones Rapper cashes in on conspiracy theories with clothing line Jennifer Sandlin

trigger-happy peaches Marjorie Taylor Greene hints that Speaker Johnson's job at stake if bill passes: "Watch and see what happens" (video) Carla Sinclair

vladimir putin New Age conspiracy theorist praises Putin and Tucker Carlson's charge against the Satanic Cabal Jennifer Sandlin

fashion Milan Jaram creates Star Wars sneakers with AI Elías Villoro

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

crime Nuclear engineer and wife charged with trying to sell nuclear warship data to foreign government Rob Beschizza

AI AI draws movie posters based on textual descriptions of films Clive Thompson

kickstarter The inappropriate retro children's book art of Steven Rhodes turned into board and card games Gareth Branwyn

books Ready Player Two: read an interview with Ernest Cline and listen to his soundtrack for the book David Pescovitz

Disney How Disney is screwing the author of numerous best-selling movie novelizations Thom Dunn

infosec This Welsh password generator might keep you safe from hackers, but definitely from dragons Thom Dunn