art WATCH: NSFW Camgirl Odalisque by Hugo Arcier Andrea James

gadgets Amazon to cut off old Kindles in May Rob Beschizza

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cosplay Bovino employs theatrical authority, a fantasy of self importance, and fatal overconfidence Jason Weisberger

terror Trump 2.0 turns immigration enforcement into a traveling terror show Jason Weisberger

politics Amazon, Google, Apple and others seeking government favors pay for Trump's $200,000,000 ballroom Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment How Uruguay's answer to The Beatles shaped Latin American rock in the 1960s Ellsworth Toohey

video games NBA team gives lucky child a PlayStation 5, then takes it away backstage Grant St. Clair

science fiction Free Galaxy magazine archive: 356 classic sci-fi issues now online Mark Frauenfelder

NASA Ceres may be an "ocean world" only 18 months from home Rob Beschizza

comedians Watch Sarah Cooper "turn Trump" as she lip-syncs his bizarre "Harris turned black" comment (video) Carla Sinclair

science fiction Famed DOS-era word processor WordStar 7 made available for modern machines Rob Beschizza

olympics WTF is the Paris Olympic mascot? Gail Sherman

rock Brian Eno wants you to hear something Natalie Dressed

mistakes A vegan cheese was selected to win an industry award. Then the industry found out. Rob Beschizza

antibiotics Bat guano yields antibiotic treasure in Philippines Carolyn Townsend

science fiction Science fiction master Vernor Vinge dead at 79 Rob Beschizza

books Leaked emails show works were excluded from Hugo Awards over China concerns Ruben Bolling

vanity plates DEZNUUTZ, 2HI, VENMO, and 3,000 other vanity license plates rejected by New York's DMV David Pescovitz

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