religion Biblical city of Sodom was possibly destroyed by an asteroid David Pescovitz

jordan Shark jumps out of water and bites dangling parasailer Kevin Reome

late stage capitalism Mass protests against IMF austerity force Jordan's Prime Minister to resign Cory Doctorow

Business The fashion boutiques that line the "Champs-Élysées" of a massive Syrian refugee camp are a fascinating lens on the crisis Cory Doctorow

DRONES Jordan is beautiful—especially from a drone-mounted action camera Rob Beschizza

Games Somehow, The Alters has made survival games interesting again Grant St. Clair

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

politics Viral video shows Jordan Peterson struggling against educated critics Grant St. Clair

politics Former aide claims Rep. Mace's journey of self-healing on the floor of congress is actually blackmail Jason Weisberger

Harper letter writers who fought cancel culture go silent on Trump's speech crackdown Ellsworth Toohey

politics Conservative activist sues Meta over AI's false claims about him Rob Beschizza

drugs For NFL player Jordan Poyer, tripping on ayahuasca is a family affair Allan Rose Hill

politics French far-right leader cancels U.S. speech after Bannon's "Nazi" gesture as German far right distances itself from J.D. Vance Rob Beschizza

pizza Connecticut, pizza capital of the U.S. Wait, what? Rob Beschizza

neutered republicans Marco Rubio miserably sighs while Trump insists on "owning" Gaza (video) Carla Sinclair

music REM, Animal Collective, The Postal Service, Soccer Mommy, and dozens of other artists on fantastic digital compilation benefiting Los Angeles food bank and wildfire fund David Pescovitz

folding MAGA boasts of tariff 'deals' with Canada and Mexico while rest of world laughs: 'Trump got played!' Carla Sinclair

faux news Jim Jordan schools Brian Kilmeade on Fox after the host breaks "bad news" about a Congressman who doesn't exist (video) Carla Sinclair

politics Former comedian Russell Brand ended up selling "magical amulets" for "EMF protection" Jennifer Sandlin

Comics Marvel's greatest hits curated by Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum Gareth Branwyn