Science How to: tickle a rat Cory Doctorow

wonderful creatures ★ Dik-dik snouts twitch for a reason — and it's adorable Jennifer Sandlin

AI Meta is tracking its employees' every mouse click — and they're mad Séamus Bellamy

adorable animals Tilly the Friendly Loaf will make you smile Jennifer Sandlin

politics FedEx and UPS promise to pass on Trump tariff refunds to customers Rob Beschizza

News Hot air balloon with 13 passengers makes emergency landing in homeowner's backyard Popkin

Games Nintendo spent almost a decade fine-tuning fart noises for Tomodachi Life Grant St. Clair

books A.J. Jacobs beat a weeks-long writing block with a two-minute timer Ellsworth Toohey

History Clothing tags from the 80s hid jokes, messages, and mischief Popkin

comedy I can't stop watching this prankster drop cranberry sauce in public and wait Popkin

movies A24's Backrooms movie gets its first proper trailer Grant St. Clair

Games NVIDIA reveals absolutely laughable AI upscaling for your video games Grant St. Clair

News DOJ took Epstein victims' testimony, then did nothing Ellsworth Toohey

chicago "Abolish ICE" wins overwhelming majority of votes in Chicago's "Name a Snowplow" contest Jennifer Sandlin

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

bad idea Noem clearly not getting the message about DHS budget Jason Weisberger

Games Hot Streak: The mascot racing game that turns betting into bedlam Gareth Branwyn

Nature These intricate "phantom" leaves from 1864 look like delicate lace Cut-Outs Preserved in Time Popkin

Dance Dance Revolution JD Vance gets zero laughs Jason Weisberger

music Cats on synthesizers make gloriously weird internet music Jennifer Sandlin