philosophy Buddha's approach to making friends Devin Nealy

deep thoughts Pedo Guy ponders establishing a misogynist university Jason Weisberger

deep thoughts Why it's hard to measure who dove deeper into the Mariana Trench Clive Thompson

Studio Ghibli Drift off to sleep with this "Studio Ghibli Deep Sleep Piano Collection" playlist Jennifer Sandlin

elon musk Behold this wooden version of the Tesla Cybertruck Jennifer Sandlin

twitter Deep in debt, George Santos is asking for your credit card details Mark Frauenfelder

cheese Meet the kitchen witch who reads fortunes in blocks of cheese David Pescovitz

Science "Cave of Bones" scientist Lee Berger talks about extinct apes that buried their dead and created art Ruben Bolling

conspiracy theories "Deep State Weather Engineering" conspiracy theories run rampant in wake of Maui fires Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids JFK murder cover-up and Trump's mob ties in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics The 2008 interviews that sank Sarah Palin wouldn't matter now Elías Villoro

conspirituality We need to talk about Marianne Williamson Jennifer Sandlin

Dungeons & Dragons Making sense of Wizards of the Coast's recent and somewhat bewildering Creator Summit Gareth Branwyn

tabloids Boozy Obamas and Trump's civil war in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

video games Destiny pays tribute to Lance Reddick, confirms further appearances Grant St. Clair

art Surrealist art and apparel for Charles Darwin's birthday David Pescovitz

music LSD, New Order, and 40 years of "Power, Corruption, and Lies." Elías Villoro

books Books about contemplative practices, healing, and the politics of care work Elías Villoro

GOP activist judges Tomorrow the US Supreme Court will decide the fate of free and fair presidential elections Mark Frauenfelder