offworld Why are the stories in video games so bad? Leigh Alexander

tabloids Biden suffers strokes, Prince Andrew's new sex scandal, and a UFO over America, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Advertisement The molybdenum miner's unforeseen odyssey Boing Boing

unions Bandcamp Union files Unfair Labor Practice violation against new ownership Thom Dunn

Entertainment Tony Hawk on "Hot Ones" Jason Weisberger

Games Stories and sprites of the Games That Weren't Rob Beschizza

tabloids JFK's second gunman, and alien life on Earth, exposed in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Dem thrashes GOP candidate in local election some media treated like a close thing Rob Beschizza

trans These real-life stories of trans teen athletes are incredibly mundane, and that's awesome Thom Dunn

pets Medieval pet names included Sturdy, Nosewise, Tibert, and Meone Jennifer Sandlin

religion The first Orthodox Jew in a Major League Baseball organization Ruben Bolling

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

tabloids Testicles in a jar (and China's invasion of America) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabletop gaming What's new in tabletop gaming for August, 2023 Gareth Branwyn

video games A New Lego Harry Potter game is coming Grant St. Clair

media "Right-wing" websites scamming readers with fake celebrity pitches Rob Beschizza

video games Judge approves Microsoft acquisition of Activision, FTC to appeal Grant St. Clair

california Army veteran paralyzed in police beating wins $20m settlement from Yuba City Rob Beschizza

tourism Real Engineering's deep dive on the "questionable engineering" of Oceangate's Titan Jason Weisberger

Comics Scissor Sisters' BabyDaddy has a new cyberpunk comic book, and it's great Thom Dunn