music Watch Kurt Vile and friends perform John Prine's "Crazy as a Loon" Jennifer Sandlin

History Japanese officers cannibalized four American POWs on a Pacific island in 1944 Ellsworth Toohey

cuisine Costco hot dog combo stays at $1.50, and now you can have a bottle of water with it Rob Beschizza

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

News FCC opens investigation into "The View" over a Democrat's appearance Ellsworth Toohey

Jim Beam shuts down a distillery as Trump's tariff hangover kicks in Jason Weisberger

politics Bolton, who predicted Trump would seek "personal retribution," now facing potential criminal charges Ellsworth Toohey

Games How a new LEGO game might save Batman's video game legacy Grant St. Clair

Comics Superman sequel unceremoniously announced Grant St. Clair

Games Brits getting around age verification using animated game faces Rob Beschizza

gadgets Early reviews of the minimalist Sigma BF camera Rob Beschizza

olympics The 1904 Olympics Marathon gold medalist won while hallucinating on rat poison and brandy Ellsworth Toohey

encryption Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr dead at 107 Rob Beschizza

Science Scientists win award for discovering mammals can breath through our anuses Allan Rose Hill

television "I am currently embroiled in what may be the most preposterous lawsuit of all time" — Jimmy Kimmel teases George Santos for suing him (video) Mark Frauenfelder

Warren G and Kenny G perform "Regulate" (video) David Pescovitz

House stinkers Marjorie Taylor Greene comically scorned by Comer and Jordan at presser Carla Sinclair

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

Weird Saucer News: archives of the historic UFO magazine now available online David Pescovitz

music Interview with DJ Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell about the 1973 party where hip-hop began David Pescovitz