celebrities Man who looks a bit like Sting retires from his ordinary job Rob Beschizza

crime "Do Not Stop": a list of truck stops to avoid if you have a high value load Rob Beschizza

social media Subreddits planning to go dark over Reddit's initial public enshittification Rob Beschizza

iceland Order a northern lights wake-up call at the push of a hotel room phone's button Rusty Blazenhoff

animation "The Magician's Elephant" Review: An Elephant-Sized Misfire for Netflix Greg Nussen

Funny Squirrels! Eating Unusual Things! Popkin

bet those eyelashes touch How thick are your prescription glasses? Andrew Yi

Catastrophic failures "Catastrophic failure" at an aluminum extrusion line is putting it mildly Mark Frauenfelder

Venture capitalist suggested getting far-right audiences to harass "vulnerable" journalists Rob Beschizza

signs Mildly interesting old sign found in basement Rob Beschizza

intriguing vegetation Tree root completely surrounded a brick Rob Beschizza

Science A deep dive into how parasites hijack our behavior and how we evolved to resist them Cory Doctorow

books Public library receipt shows how much money you saved by borrowing instead of buying books David Pescovitz

politics White House asks fans to report anti-Trump 'political bias' online Xeni Jardin

weather Waterfall on a staircase Rob Beschizza

pareidolia Rug pattern looks like Pennywise Mark Frauenfelder

DIY Tuba turned into a bathroom sink and tenor horns repurposed as urinals David Pescovitz

art Now even clouds are vaping David Pescovitz

family The Cousin Explainer is very helpful David Pescovitz

Science Harvard-Smithsonian astronomers: could the mysterious interstellar object be part of an ET probe? David Pescovitz