offworld Wouldn't it be great if Ellen Ripley from Alien was your therapist? Leigh Alexander

Trump targets Maine's funding over clash with governor on transgender athletes Jason Weisberger

politics Donald Trump's new crypto token launches Grant St. Clair

public health As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin

cryptocurrency Crypto bro Do Kwon dragged to US after $40 billion collapse and global manhunt Ellsworth Toohey

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

politics Is this host's take on women creepy, weird, or both? Jason Weisberger

1950s "Sex and the College Girl" is a fascinating read 65 years later Yoy Luadha

crime American Airlines blames a 9-year-old girl for not noticing the hidden camera being used to film her in jet bathroom Rob Beschizza

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

lego Vote for the best idea for an 80s Lego set, which is, of course, the Golden Girls Gail Sherman

horror movies Indie horror hits return to theaters for one night only Carolyn Townsend

australia Adorable baby wombats grow up and successfully released into the wild Jennifer Sandlin

marjorie taylor greene Marjorie Taylor Greene scolds conservative Christian women who don't dress modestly Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Trump's dementia and teddy bear sex in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

forced birthers Woman raped as child calls out Kentucky's GOP candidate in new ad: "This is to you, Daniel Cameron" (video) Carla Sinclair

movies Summer horror spectacular Slotherhouse declared a "masterpiece" Jennifer Sandlin

books "Bridge" is a dimension-hopping thriller about grief, motherhood, and parasitic worms Thom Dunn

horror movies Finally, a sorority slasher film with a sloth Thom Dunn

Barbie movie Evangelicals rail against Barbie, demand Americans not take children to see film Jennifer Sandlin