social distancing Idiots in the UK risk their community for the sake of socialization and bouncy castles Séamus Bellamy

politics Turn's out RFK's carnivore diet is unhealthy. Who would have guessed? Grant St. Clair

Tasmania's favorite 1,000-kilo chaos seal is back on land Jason Weisberger

books Kevin Kelly's plan for the smallest library to restart civilization Ellsworth Toohey

public service Woman lying on beach run over by the person theoretically guarding lives Jason Weisberger

russia Russia has 44 secret cities with 1.5 million people that don't appear on public maps Ellsworth Toohey

travel Free all-ages playground in Western Australia has a 35-meter walkway and flying fox Popkin

politics CDC buried this COVID vaccine study, so scientists published it anyway Séamus Bellamy

music Watch an inebriated Bob Dylan troll a bored John Lennon about stealing "Norwegian Wood" Ruben Bolling

war Iran has American theme bars because people are better than governments Jason Weisberger

Technology Kevin Kelly rereads his big weird book from 1994 and mostly stands by it Ellsworth Toohey

crime Man jailed after throwing ninja star at woman Rob Beschizza

mexico The promise of Mexico's Tren Maya has gone off the rails Séamus Bellamy

politics Indiana declares June "Nuclear Family Month" Jennifer Sandlin

consequences Florida sues OpenAI over ChatGPT's alleged body count Jason Weisberger

Science Snow sheds let alpine roads survive massive avalanches Popkin

crime Loony Toon sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting at cops Rob Beschizza

mistakes Amazingly dangerous tech easily bought online Rob Beschizza

Vaccine beliefs RFK Jr.'s "just a rash" disease filled Texas hospital beds Jason Weisberger

law CNN sues Perplexity AI over "verbatim" copies of articles Rob Beschizza