michigan Michigan Democrats win full control, first time in 40 years Carla Sinclair

politics Elon meets with Iranian diplomats to "smooth things over" Rob Beschizza

politics Out of the spotlight, Marjorie Taylor Greene demands attention Jason Weisberger

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

maga marge vs maga mike Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Speaker Johnson in 5-page letter to GOP colleagues Carla Sinclair

chaos makers Marjorie Taylor Greene panics over banks, hoping her voters will do the same (video) Carla Sinclair

red wave mirages Trump-picked candidate blames GOP "cowards" for his miserable failure Carla Sinclair

skateboarding Werner Herzog watches a skateboarding video for the first time Janelle Hessig

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

fake news This week's tabloids: They're not lies. They're just Trumpian thinking Peter Sheridan

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

trumpism 4chan's trumpist trolls are exploiting the Ghost Ship fire to narc out other DIY venues Cory Doctorow

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

Games Six Japanese Dating Sims to Fall In Love With AM Cosmos

Copyfight Lockdown: The coming war on general-purpose computing Cory Doctorow