new zealand Busy New Zealand airport bans excessively-long goodbye hugs Rob Beschizza

snubbery Donald Trump stops Marjorie Taylor Greene when she tries to give him a hug (video) Carla Sinclair

art Why these scientists are teaching robots to give good hugs David Pescovitz

hugs Oxford study says just shake hands, don't kiss strangers Jason Weisberger

portland XOXO festival archived online Rob Beschizza

failure Bovino attempts comeback, spontaneously combusts Jason Weisberger

Dance Dance Revolution Congressman demands a federal probe into 13 minutes of televised twerking Jason Weisberger

diplomacy ICE at the Olympics: America brings fascism back to Italy Jason Weisberger

minneapolis Billy Bragg's "City of Heroes" honors the people of Minneapolis Séamus Bellamy

democracy US threatens Haiti over plans for free elections Séamus Bellamy

immunity California prosecutors push back on ICE's fantasy of consequence-free violence Jason Weisberger

politics Trump adds plaques to presidential portraits calling Biden "the worst President in American History" Ellsworth Toohey

Global terrorism Trump's Monroe Doctrine Reboot 'strategy' is 19th-century cosplay with drones Jason Weisberger

politics Kermit the Frog joins the "tactical frivolity" protest movement Jennifer Sandlin

music Cozy up with Puppy Songs' latest, "Heated Blanket" Jennifer Sandlin

nazis Shockingly, Republicans turned on a Trump nominee who called himself a Nazi Jason Weisberger

Technology "I was scammed out of $130,000" — tech professional victim of Google phishing scam Ellsworth Toohey

politics When ICE isn't tearing families apart, it's pulling first responders off the job Jason Weisberger

goats Goatham, the first professional eating competition between goats Gail Sherman