racism American Airlines backs stewardess who announced she was "watching" Muslim passenger in Seat 25-A, then kicked him off flight Rob Beschizza

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

happy mutants "Humble Caveman" excoriates "Yabba Dabba Douchebag" Tempe City Council members for their hypocrisy Jennifer Sandlin

ai art Living hybrids: AI art that captivates and unsettles Popkin

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

politics Stormy Daniels says Trump compared her to daughter Ivanka Mark Frauenfelder

florida Florida cop arrested on first day on job and charged with possessing child sexual abuse material Rob Beschizza

guns Texas man excuses himself mid-date to murder parking lot scam artist Thom Dunn

elon musk Mehdi Hasan shatters Matt Taibbi's credibility in brutal MSNBC interview Mark Frauenfelder

photography The reason why Bokeh is spelled with an "h" at the end Andrew Yi

mistakes Musk tells Twitter employees "bankruptcy isn't out of the question" as it descends into chaos Rob Beschizza

ai art Illustrator discovers her art was used to train an AI art generator Mark Frauenfelder

undelightful creatures It's chigger season, beware of summer penile syndrome Jennifer Sandlin

Disney villains Rolling Stone blames Millennials for the 'Disney Adult' problem Jason Weisberger

unhinged cops Cop uses stun gun on Black DoorDash driver who wanted the officer's supervisor (video) Carla Sinclair

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police San Francisco restaurant apologizes for kicking out armed cops who made staff "uncomfortable" David Pescovitz

cruel and unusual punishments In times of olde, drunks were punished by being forced to wear a barrel in public Popkin

mistakes Basecamp, company that banned political discussion, had internal list of funny names to laugh at Rob Beschizza

whistleblowers This "quasi-criminally" charged investor invited Edward Snowden to speak at conference, and Snowden exposed him Mark Frauenfelder