inspiration Advice/inspiration: The "best part of getting laid off" Rusty Blazenhoff

politics The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship flunks health inspection Jennifer Sandlin

books Cory Doctorow's "Reverse Centaur" book — why AI is hell on workers Mark Frauenfelder

video Superman coaster stalls at Six Flags, riders forced to walk down emergency stairs Popkin

bad idea Trump's Reflecting Pool makeover meets instant graffiti backlash Jason Weisberger

politics Atlantic calls missing-scientists panic 2026's dumbest conspiracy Ellsworth Toohey

television SpongeBob's original bible banned romance and the surface world Popkin

antifa Portland declares inflatable frog a public safety threat Jason Weisberger

sports Major League Baseball can now call balls and strikes with 100% accuracy… but will only use the system in the most annoying way possible Ruben Bolling

Face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman Ellsworth Toohey

politics Meow! Britain imports America's "kids using litterboxes in school" hoax Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Universal Orlando's Spider-Man ride is 27 years old, but looks and feels brand new Ruben Bolling

Business How Sriracha's maker betrayed its 28-year pepper supplier Ellsworth Toohey

florida In 1986, two Florida journalists tried to buy crack for a news story and nearly got killed Ellsworth Toohey

china China's looming luxury housing projects attracting younger people looking for budget living Rob Beschizza

design A manhole cover may have been the first object launched into space Popkin

fraud White House caught altering press release photos Séamus Bellamy

trump Canada's Carney tells world how to survive Trump's America Séamus Bellamy

florida Florida woman who "defecated toward officers" to avoid arrest was arrested Rob Beschizza

AI Metaverse on its last legs Rob Beschizza