Hard things to love The Pet Rock really was a fad and people did buy them Jason Weisberger

movies The first trailer for Buddy isn't, you know, for kids Séamus Bellamy

security IP Crawl exposes that insecure web camera you never locked down Rob Beschizza

Comic Books Dave Baker's "Halloween Boy" resurrects pulp adventure comics Gareth Branwyn

gadgets Does your app fit on a floppy? Rob Beschizza

crowdfunding An artist painted a monster, an occult poet conjured it to life, and now it wants to kill your Mörk Borg character Gareth Branwyn

Technology A $5 AI book draft that fools writing detectors Ellsworth Toohey

gaming The legal and creative battle over who gets to modify beloved games Séamus Bellamy

china US Navy resurrects dumb weapons project for dumb Trump ship project Séamus Bellamy

Entertainment Is this your last chance to experience The Simpsons Ride? Ruben Bolling

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

Reviews Logitech's Keys-To-Go 2 is a portable typing powerhouse Séamus Bellamy

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

Games Hot Streak: The mascot racing game that turns betting into bedlam Gareth Branwyn

Today in Chaos Idiocracy gets real: Trump's face plastered on Justice Department building Séamus Bellamy

anti-semitism Fire deliberately set at Mississippi synagogue Jason Weisberger

sweden Swedish creator captures stunning mushroom time-lapse videos  Jennifer Sandlin

smartphones Pixel 10 Pro Fold replaces laptop for digital nomad productivity Séamus Bellamy

politics Airport therapy animals are way better for making travel better than Sean Duffy's dress codes Jennifer Sandlin

Coffee Italian woman horrified by boyfriend's coffee brewing technique Ellsworth Toohey