guitars In just one pandemic year, Guitar Center went from bankruptcy to IPO Thom Dunn

peter thiel Peter Thiel's dystopian cyberpunk business Palantir bombed its Initial Public Offering Thom Dunn

Business Palantir may IPO at valuation of up to $41 billion Xeni Jardin

Food In a blind taste test the animal-like protein was preferred over 100% beef burger Elías Villoro

app App alerts you when your fly is down. It knows. Rusty Blazenhoff

video games Mortal Kombat 12 is a reboot of Mortal Kombat 1 Grant St. Clair

survivors Four children reported alive in jungle 2 weeks after plane crashed, killing all adults Carla Sinclair

politics Public health collective reacts to hospital dropping its masks Jennifer Sandlin

lost and found See rescue of woman who survived five days in the Australian bush on just lollipops and wine (video) David Pescovitz

video games Mortal Kombat 11, which costs $50, now has in-game advertisements Grant St. Clair

burning man Burning Man's 2023 Black Rock City street names inspired by cryptozoology Jennifer Sandlin

synthesizers Listen to this weird instrumental Moog cover of "Hey Jude" from 1969 Thom Dunn

Delightful Creatures Dog keeps kitties completely amused without even looking at them (video) Carla Sinclair

louvre Comedian provides hilarious commentary for Renaissance paintings Jennifer Sandlin

music The Swedish rock album that came with a supplemental reading list Elías Villoro

relax De-stress with this virtual Koi Pond Popkin

Science New species of freaky cube-shaped creature with 24 eyes found in Hong Kong pond David Pescovitz

United States Map reveals the huge price difference between Big Macs around the United States Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Trump's divorce (and friendly aliens) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

beer "Anti-woke" Bud Light knockoff is $35 for a six-pack Thom Dunn