Barbie Mattel introduces Barbie with Down syndrome Rusty Blazenhoff

language How the language of special education denigrates kids with disabilities Thom Dunn

cool Just a ninja master practicing nunchucks Xeni Jardin

down syndrome Young woman with Down Syndrome runs shredding business Mark Frauenfelder

gaming A free book explains Tempest by reading every line of the source code Ellsworth Toohey

mental health This illness might keep you from getting up in the morning Séamus Bellamy

News U.S. agents bought a portable Russian microwave weapon that may explain Havana Syndrome Ellsworth Toohey

Science Why mirrors seem to reverse left and right but not up and down Ellsworth Toohey

Science Fairytale mushrooms cause "lilliputian hallucinations" of tiny people Gail Sherman

politics "Trump" rants wildly about Fishbone song, "Racist Piece of $***" Jennifer Sandlin

toronto Guillermo del Toro bringing horror film festival to Toronto Séamus Bellamy

covid 19 An update from Physics Girl (video) Jason Weisberger

politics Trump is having another meltdown because he's confused about how TV works Ellsworth Toohey

politics Trump demands investigation into mean poll numbers Ellsworth Toohey

kindness Video store owner's kind gesture to his best customer (video) Jason Weisberger

health Blue tongue, blank stare: slushies are basically kiddie knockout drops Ellsworth Toohey

COVID-19 A terrific primer on all things Long Covid Jennifer Sandlin

book reviews Brittle Joints is a beautiful and harrowing graphic memoir about chronic pain Thom Dunn

conspiracy theories Raw milk lovers are spinning the government's H5N1 warnings into a conspiracy theory Jennifer Sandlin

politics Man-child Trump throws tantrum at Kimmel as walls close in Mark Frauenfelder