weird thieves Bizarre: Woman brings corpse to bank to co-sign, trying to fool banker into giving her $3,000 (video) Carla Sinclair
books A book bound with human skin from dead woman's corpse finally removed from Harvard library Carla Sinclair
deadly stunts Man pops cobra in his mouth after dad says stunt will be great for social media. Naturally, he dies Carla Sinclair
books "Amusing Ourselves to Death" was a 1985 wake-up call we didn't know we'd need forty years later Mark Frauenfelder
donald trump Donald Trump boasts about not needing teleprompter, then falls apart when he can't read teleprompter (video) Carla Sinclair
ai-generated content Watch the trailer for the first fully AI-generated RomCom, coming soon from TV manufacturer TCL Thom Dunn
lsd One LSD trip shown to provide rapid and lasting reduction in anxiety, FDA designates "breakthrough therapy" David Pescovitz
books New online class about mind-bending science fiction writer Philip K. Dick taught by the stars of PKD scholarship David Pescovitz
florida fascists Moms for Liberty call cops on school librarian after 17-year-old checks out a YA novel (video) Carla Sinclair
poop DUMPkin Spice Wet Wipes will make your butt smell like a Pumpkin Spice Latte, if that's a thing you want Thom Dunn
billionaire trolls Elon Musk's obnoxious X sign disappears after residents complain (video) Carla Sinclair
social media Just the name "Threads" re-traumatizes viewers of unbelievably grim postapocalyptic BBC drama aired 40 years ago Rob Beschizza
