books 1939 novel "Gadsby" — The remarkable story written without the letter 'e' Ellsworth Toohey

aviation A Navy blimp landed in San Francisco with its engines running and its crew gone Ellsworth Toohey

retail-archaeology Retail archaeology finds the bones of Circuit City everywhere Jason Weisberger

trump Stars ditch Trump's "Freedom 250" concert series after they realize he's behind it Rob Beschizza

Culture Bald Mr Clean mascot "retired" Rob Beschizza

folklore The Angel Crown: Appalachian death omen found in feather pillows Popkin

real estate Scots island with ruined castle yours for $7,438,464 Rob Beschizza

education The only technique to learn something new James Altucher

School board member admits to banning books without reading them, faces lawsuit Ellsworth Toohey

alternative lies Creepy AF: Karoline Leavitt attacks AP over its "lie" that Gulf of America has another name (video) Carla Sinclair

art Films, books and artwork entering the public domain in 2025 Rob Beschizza

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

History The myth of Ernest Shackleton Gail Sherman

mistakes Man with fresh, bleeding hair transplant arrested after refusing to leave plane Rob Beschizza

language More words that AI loves to use: "pivotal","interplay", "comprehensive" Rob Beschizza

surveillance TJ Maxx and Marshalls workers wearing bodycams Rob Beschizza

News First major AI music video divides fans: "creepy" or "artistic leap"? Mark Frauenfelder

News Star Wars: Acolyte trailer looks fantastic Jason Weisberger

children's literature Why A.A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin ended up hating Winnie the Pooh, and stopped speaking with each other Mark Frauenfelder

mass shootings The"independent" report Uvalde paid a retired police detective to write has exonerated its coward cops Rob Beschizza