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Blingphone brand Vertu folded years ago, but now has a folding phone Rob Beschizza

genocide The silence around alleged Israeli sexual violence against Palestinians is deafening Jason Weisberger

urban planning No US city cracks the top 40 in 2026 Happy City Index Ellsworth Toohey

War Criming Whiskey Pete admits to committing war crimes Jason Weisberger

Delightful Creatures Raccoon falls though ceiling into restaurant Rob Beschizza

Trump's America Pete Hegseth turns alleged extrajudicial killings into parody of a children's story book Jason Weisberger

art Fabergé egg expected to fetch £20 million at auction Rob Beschizza

politics Rubio says Trump's Ukraine plan came straight from Putin's vision board Ruben Bolling

American Science & Surplus in peril: 88-year-old beloved curiosity shop asks for help Ellsworth Toohey

Russia returns captured Ukrainian journalist's mutilated body, keeps her brain and eyes Ellsworth Toohey

media Editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigns from The Washington Post when her cartoon criticizing Bezos is killed Ruben Bolling

politics Inside the parallel world of the ultra rich: private courts, secret storage, and diplomatic immunity Ellsworth Toohey

music Critics down on Lara Trump's new music video Jennifer Sandlin

The Beatles The strange case of John Lennon's missing wristwatch Mark Frauenfelder

dum Man injured after attempting to sip from Geneva's famous fountain and getting launched into the air David Pescovitz

shoes The Bee Gees' 'Stayin' Alive' but on a church pipe organ Rusty Blazenhoff

ancient artifacts What is the function of these mysterious ancient Roman dodecahedrons? Mark Frauenfelder

Science Evidence found for "Celestial Monster" stars 10,000 times larger than the sun Ruben Bolling

comedy The Party, a new D&D-themed web comedy series Gareth Branwyn