grief Blind date brings new romance to grieving goose Rusty Blazenhoff

Cat crashes Romeo and Juliet ballet in Turkey, bites Romeo mid-death scene, steals entire show Popkin

art San Francisco's wind phone lets visitors talk to lost loved ones Popkin

comic book villains Man who hates paying taxes loves government handouts Jason Weisberger

animation X-Men '97 gets season two trailer and premiere date Gail Sherman

Games Ubisoft lost a billion and a half dollars last year Grant St. Clair

art What happens when an artist draws Pokémon without ever seeing them Popkin

History This archive of old personal ads is strangely moving Popkin

gadgets Does your app fit on a floppy? Rob Beschizza

politics CIA employees killed in Mexico during illegal operation Séamus Bellamy

History What thousands of years of foot traffic does to marble stairs Popkin

Sid Krofft, who filled childhoods with glorious weirdness, dies at 96 Jason Weisberger

OpenAI pulls plug on Sora after realizing it built a money incinerator Jason Weisberger

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

Games The most divisive Assassin's Creed game is getting a next-gen update Grant St. Clair

law Beaver-branded Buc-ee's targets cartoon animal logos in lawsuit spree Rob Beschizza

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

Vintage snowman roadside signs across America, photographed by Rolando Pujol Popkin

Right to exist How Zionism went from a political philosophy to a loyalty test Jason Weisberger

adorable animals Watch a deer and agouti share lunch in adorable friendship video Jennifer Sandlin