Japan A fascinating look at the Nambu-tekki cast iron process Thom Dunn

Kids Watch this guy melt down 1,000 aluminum cans to make huge ingots Andrea James

video Watch a blacksmith create a gorgeous Damascus steel knife Andrea James

makers Watch: iron bottle opener being forged by hand Mark Frauenfelder

china Chinese official used ChatGPT like a diary, exposing campaign to harass dissidents Séamus Bellamy

Science The "brain isn't done until 25" factoid is based on a funding cutoff Ellsworth Toohey

art New Banksy on Royal Courts of Justice shows judge beating protestor Rob Beschizza

law Lawyer admits forging judge's signature Rob Beschizza

politics Bear meat on the menu in Slovakia Rob Beschizza

gadgets Framework taking pre-orders for its $549 12-inch laptop today Rob Beschizza

media British furry franchise The Wombles may soon return to screens Rob Beschizza

rpgs D&D's latest module, "Vecna: Eve of Ruin," and the trouble with high-level adventures Gareth Branwyn

bitcoin UK judge: Craig Wright is a technobabbling liar and forger, not as clever as he thinks he is, and also not Satoshi Nakamoto Rob Beschizza

Banksy Police bust factory forging Banksy artworks David Pescovitz

Comic Books "The Buildings are Barking": Cartoonist Bill Griffith's haunting graphic eulogy to his cartoonist wife, Diane Noomin Ruben Bolling

corruption After overturning Roe, Alito took a luxury trip to Rome sponsored by anti-abortion activists who filed at Supreme Court Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures Man ties doggo to his chair — and comically learns why that's not a good idea (video) Carla Sinclair

Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt

crime Ontario cop convicted of drug trafficking and raping an unconscious woman still has his $120k-a-year job and has been on paid leave for 8 years Rob Beschizza

Scruples no, rubles yes Retired FBI official arrested over ties to Russian oligarch Rob Beschizza