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iphones NYT stands behind claim Chinese women better at making iPhones because of their small, nimble fingers Rob Beschizza

mondo 2000 San Francisco, June 7: Celebrate the cyberculture with Mondo 2000's RU Sirius, Mark Pauline, Cintra Wilson, Rudy Rucker, Cindy Cohn, and phriendz David Pescovitz

Entertainment First look: Epic Universe's Dark Universe, featuring classic Universal monsters, is a theme park masterpiece Ruben Bolling

politics Billionaire space tourist tapped to lead NASA flaunts his wealth Jason Weisberger

Community Little Free Library celebrates its 200,000th book-sharing box Jennifer Sandlin

mushrooms Game of Shrooms returns on June 14, 2025 Jennifer Sandlin

books RIP Tom Robbins, author of "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Sweden begins construction of massive underground nuclear vault that will last 100,000 years Ellsworth Toohey

Science Mathematicians discover the ideal body shape for hula hooping Gail Sherman

cats Two more cats die from bird flu after drinking tainted raw milk Jennifer Sandlin

Science AI-powered robot rats fit right in with real rats Gail Sherman

rpgs Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2024 Gareth Branwyn

top talent Watch these mesmerizing stop-motion Lego 'cooking' videos Jennifer Sandlin

politics Umberto Eco's chilling warning: 14 signs of fascism Mark Frauenfelder

graphic novels Graphic novel adaptation of Thomas Piketty's "Capital & Ideology" Thom Dunn

politics Trump on Project 2025: "Exactly what our movement will do" Jason Weisberger

"This is a movement" Kamala Harris can barely start Houston speech today with such thunderous cheers from crowd (video) Carla Sinclair

animation Bruce Bickford's early line animations are a dreamy escape Popkin

politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin