happy mutants Political theater: swapping gender roles in recreations of the Trump/Clinton debates Cory Doctorow

History In 1810, a prankster sent 4,000 letters to flood one London address with chimney sweeps, coffins, and the Lord Mayor Ellsworth Toohey

animals A beetle that hijacks wasps, then impersonates them by smell Ellsworth Toohey

tech The E Ink device that keeps you on schedule without the rabbit hole Séamus Bellamy

brains The brain-in-a-bucket drug lab is here Jason Weisberger

Games 007: First Light review: From Denmark with love Grant St. Clair

adorable animals Eastern black rhino Zuri cools off with a hose — and it's adorable Jennifer Sandlin

music Ozzy Osbourne AI avatar will be 'tasteful' Rob Beschizza

Space Blue Origin rocket explodes during Florida test Rob Beschizza

Games This horse-racing board game gives players zero control over anything Ellsworth Toohey

Comic Books Dave Baker's "Halloween Boy" resurrects pulp adventure comics Gareth Branwyn

electronic frontier foundation This website shows you exactly what sites know about you Séamus Bellamy

News The Onion reaches deal to take over InfoWars Rob Beschizza

LEGO maniac Man steals $34K in LEGO, replaces them with pasta Jason Weisberger

security Anti-AI security expert tries Claude Code. It worked. He hated it Ellsworth Toohey

law Hegseth kills probe into Apache pilots who buzzed Kid Rock's house Séamus Bellamy

gadgets KitchenAid puts a new feature in an old mixer: a stepless speed dial Rob Beschizza

law Meta and YouTube found negligent in social media addiction trial Rob Beschizza

News Florida judge rules red-light cameras violate due process, tosses ticket Ellsworth Toohey

comedy Ryan Gosling crushed it yet again on SNL Grant St. Clair