art Fire ants created this art Andrea James

animation "The Magician's Elephant" Review: An Elephant-Sized Misfire for Netflix Greg Nussen

tabloids Ron DeSantis tortured POWs, and Hollywood's worst celebrity neighbors, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics A new Black politics and culture magazine Elías Villoro

trains Norfolk Southern very sorry about toxic train crash and will "do the right thing" so long as it doesn't involve paying compensation homeowners Rob Beschizza

law Low Rider Culture and "No Cruise Zones" in California. Elías Villoro

Marvel cinematic universe Jon Bernthal to return as the Punisher for Daredevil: Born Again Devin Nealy

Primitive Technology Primitive Technology: Making cement out of iron bacteria Gareth Branwyn

Funny Japan zoo employs person in silly black bear costume for escaped animal emergency drill (video) David Pescovitz

Just traveling, Officer Laugh at sovereign citizen antics in court Jason Weisberger

lithium batteries Battery catches fire on United flight, causing plane to make emergency landing in San Diego Carla Sinclair

homelessness in america Private equity firms scooping up properties to maximize profits, increasing number of unhoused people Elías Villoro

BuzzFeed discloses use of AI to write stories Rob Beschizza

memes An interview with KC Green, who made the "This Is Fine" cartoon Thom Dunn

Games Enabling Bluetooth on Stadia's controllers keeps them from the trash pile Jason Weisberger

films Somethings never change: Francis Ford Coppola's new movie is over budget Devin Nealy

ants Close-up video of a fire ant bite and sting Mark Frauenfelder

Food Rapid-fire Tik Tok chain restaurant reviews by Zachariah Grant St. Clair

music Morrissey says Miley Cyrus wants off his new record which is in limbo anyway because Moz just split with his label David Pescovitz

Science Researchers discover how plants detect carbon dioxide and control their pores Andrew Yi