law Chinese man imprisoned for selling VPN access Cory Doctorow

language Old English word of the day Rob Beschizza

outbreaks Unknown disease spreads to 1,000 people, killing 60 so far in DRC — death 48 hours after symptoms Carla Sinclair

Technology Math, not artificial intelligence, powers new infinite world generator Ellsworth Toohey

Listen to Moo Deng's catchy new theme song Gail Sherman

Delightful Creatures Pesto the penguin is an adorable chonker Gail Sherman

Delightful Creatures Feed your Moo Deng obsession with this 24/7 livestream! Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures Adorable tiny hippo in danger because humans are the worst Gail Sherman

COVID-19 Long Covid expert: all infections have "prolonged consequences" Jennifer Sandlin

animals These 10 animals kill the most humans annually Allan Rose Hill

public health "The damage from inaction is enormous" — Rising threat of Asian Tiger Mosquito across the US Mark Frauenfelder

fun "This site will self-destruct" finally self-destructs after no-one signs guestbook for 24 hours Rob Beschizza

tabloids Testicles in a jar (and China's invasion of America) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Golden retriever This Golden Retriever is having a very bad day Jennifer Sandlin

climate change Lancet releases new report on the health impacts of climate change Thom Dunn

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

recipes Ever had a dirty soda? Jennifer Sandlin

Thank you for being a friend Golden Girls pop-up restaurant opens in Beverly Hills Rusty Blazenhoff

ted cruz Ted Cruz forgot to repost his machine gun bacon video, so we'll do it for him Mark Frauenfelder