happy mutants Postcards from Liartown, USA Cory Doctorow

movies Marvel wouldn't let Italian Spiderman into a real Spider-Man movie Ellsworth Toohey

History Star Tiger sent its last radio message at 3:17 a.m. in 1948. No wreckage was ever found. Ellsworth Toohey

Website hopes to log 1,000,000 complaints Rob Beschizza

Ethan Hawke The Weight looks like a heavy-duty thriller Séamus Bellamy

awards Canberra's town crier recognized as world's loudest person with 122.4dB yell Rob Beschizza

History In 1810, a prankster sent 4,000 letters to flood one London address with chimney sweeps, coffins, and the Lord Mayor Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Is the AI apocalypse a religion in disguise? Ellsworth Toohey

taxation California should tax empty homes and dead storefronts Jason Weisberger

cute This air quality monitor is a cute bird that dies when you need to air out your home Gail Sherman

politics Irish councilor proposes tiny statue of mosquito blamed for killing invader Oliver Cromwell Rob Beschizza

politics Scottish politician illegally used party funds to pay for camper van, fancy pencil sharpener, toilet seat, and curry sauce Rob Beschizza

Games Kingdom Come: Deliverance devs are making a Lord of the Rings game Grant St. Clair

Weird Tiny conspiracy notes keep turning up inside sealed groceries in Pennsylvania Ellsworth Toohey

Games Atari buys rights to RPG classic Wizardry Rob Beschizza

law Sex offender coached kids with clickwrap waiver which didn't mention it Rob Beschizza

politics UK bans "stepfamily" porn by one vote, sets 5-year prison term Ellsworth Toohey

crowdfunding An artist painted a monster, an occult poet conjured it to life, and now it wants to kill your Mörk Borg character Gareth Branwyn

misogyny Erika Kirk explains women's purpose: not careers, just babies Jason Weisberger

memories Beloved California road trip landmark to be demolished, memorialized with a plaque Jason Weisberger