booze Sacred Seltzer is a new booze made with blessed Holy Water Thom Dunn

toilets A toilet found in Jerusalem is older than Jesus Thom Dunn

poop "Ultimate Slip 'N Slide" pulled from Olympic lineup after explosive diarrhea outbreak Thom Dunn

holy shit Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer of attempting to blackmail him over sexts and photos Mark Frauenfelder

holy shit Drivers are successfully not dying in their Ford-made vehicle, thanks to this one simple trick Séamus Bellamy

trump Trump cranks up the crazy to 11 in this ABC interview. Highlights and full transcript. Xeni Jardin

literature Why cosmic dread is making a comeback — the best H.P. Lovecraft books Ellsworth Toohey

video games Death Stranding 2 looks ridiculous—and Game of the Year material Grant St. Clair

Science Your brain tissue is 50% more plastic than in 2016 Ellsworth Toohey

backlash Arizona man talks 9-year-old out of Trump tattoo — only to give her a flag tattoo instead (video) Carla Sinclair

politics Jake Tapper shows MAGA Mike and slimey Mitch McConnell's duplicity Jason Weisberger

Weird Professional blockage busters battle monster fatberg in England Allan Rose Hill

neuroscience I have aphantasia: my mind's eye is permanently closed Gail Sherman

Guided by Voices interviewed on their 30-year-old EP that became a cult classic  Lee Keeler

art Is this Leonardo's painting of a younger Mona Lisa? David Pescovitz

politics Jimmy Levy, of "Boycott Target" infamy, is back with some more shitty MAGA "music" for your listening (dis)pleasure Jennifer Sandlin

phoebe bridgers Watch supergroup boygenius perform "Cool About It" on newly-returned The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" Jennifer Sandlin

ChatGPT New AI Chatbot app finally answers the question "What would Jesus text?" Thom Dunn