boat trouble Cargo ship stuck in Suez canal took a route that resembles genitalia Kevin Reome

books New biography captures Doonesbury's 50-year sweep of American life Ruben Bolling

websites Make your own futuristic computer logo with the Sinclair-o-Matic Rob Beschizza

privacy This free VPN is a massive security risk Séamus Bellamy

politics Brutalist website criticizes cardboard box giant Uline Rob Beschizza

YouTube is using AI to tune videos without user permission Séamus Bellamy

texas Musk set to evict residents living near Texas Starbase Séamus Bellamy

science fiction Starman at 40: John Carpenter's forgotten sci-fi masterpiece, interview with special effects artist John Rosengrant Lee Keeler

art Drew Friedman's latest book: Shtick Figures: The Cool, the Comical, the Crazy Mark Frauenfelder

Science Tiny device quickly detects dicky tickers Rob Beschizza

viral videos World's worst proposal: staged kidnapping and violence leaves girlfriend hysterically sobbing (video) Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes Michael Cohen lawyer David Schwartz accuses Wonkette of defaming him… in a 6-year-old article Rob Beschizza

insurrectionists Moscow Marge bashes America again, calling for all to hang an upside-down flag Carla Sinclair

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

poetry The ancient Roman poem so explicit it wasn't published until the 20th century Natalie Dressed

just following gop precedent MAGA chaos erupts on House floor when Democrat says "no" to them (video) Carla Sinclair

music Second lawsuit accuses Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault (Update: and now there's a third) Rob Beschizza