nothingness The nothing machine is worth every penny Popkin

video games Why gaming's most tedious title became an unexpected mental health tool  Séamus Bellamy

sound This hypnotic website is a satisfying way to avoid your responsibilities today Popkin

psychedelics Man takes a drug-free "psychedelic trip" and is pleasantly surprised to discover it doesn't suck Mark Frauenfelder

deepfake Joe Biden: "I've been Skinamarinked and I'm scared" Jennifer Sandlin

ron desantis DeSantis malfunctions when asked simple yes-or-no question: "Will you serve a full four year term?" (video) Carla Sinclair

flowers Stunning psychedelic timelapse of blooming cactus flowers Mark Frauenfelder

useful stuff This smart scale numbs the sting of the realization that we are animated corpses Mark Frauenfelder

bugs Call of Cicada, Brood X from the POV of a brood-member Gareth Branwyn

minimalism Everyone (No One?) should read this New York Times Magazine article about the commodification of nothingness Thom Dunn

art Watch "Zen for Film" (1965), a film about nothing, and everything David Pescovitz

Tylenol can "ward off existential dread of death and nothingness" Mark Frauenfelder

holes Museum visitor injured after stepping into pit he thought was a painting on the floor Mark Frauenfelder

music Enjoy the psychedelic sounds of West Coast Fog Radio David Pescovitz

Kids Moodles: trippy CGI shows moods as noodles Andrea James

power on self test 1617 print depicts nothingness prior to the universe Rob Beschizza

Universe The last light before eternal darkness – white dwarfs Mark Frauenfelder

paintings Ilya Repin's "Ivan the Terrible and His Young Son Ivan" 1885 Mark Frauenfelder

music The Caretaker's beautiful music about dementia David Pescovitz

lifehacks How do I handle people who have a bad opinion of me? James Altucher