mistakes The Guardian takes down Osama bin Laden's infamous 'letter to America' Rob Beschizza

artists Benedict Cumberbatch reads Sol LeWitt's 1960 letter of encouragement to Eva Hesse Gareth Branwyn

holidays JOHN WILCOCK: A Xmas Letter From Hunter S. Thompson Ethan Persoff

writing Morning Pages is a fun site to try stream of thought journaling Popkin

Technology Video Game History Foundation to release scans of 1,500 vintage gaming magazines Ellsworth Toohey

neuroscience New brain implant lets Parkinson's patient forget symptoms Ellsworth Toohey

In 1964, a dad's photo of his daughter captured a figure in a spacesuit — a mystery that still baffles Ellsworth Toohey

fashion Incredible high fashion inspired by string theory Natalie Dressed

real estate The developer who mistakenly built a house in the wrong place claims to be the real victim Jason Weisberger

france Carved leaves made by soldiers in the trenches Natalie Dressed

donald trump Trump's creepy MAGA love letters: A cult leader's twisted romance Mark Frauenfelder

History Joplin's hidden gem: a museum dedicated solely to cookie cutters Popkin

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racism Musk chimes in support of racist tweets Jason Weisberger

mass shootings Gunman who killed 3 faculty at University of Nevada was unemployed professor Rob Beschizza

Science How long would it take for a human brain to form in a void, complete with a memory of having existed? Mark Frauenfelder

hollywood How a New York artist gave birth to James Bond's 007 logo Mark Cerulli

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

torture US military judge acknowledges that forcing Ensure up a detainee's anus is indeed torture Thom Dunn