religion Project leveraging AI to scan and translate Vatican texts dating back to the 8th century Séamus Bellamy

aliens Catholic church fires exorcist who said UFO sightings mostly the work of demons Rob Beschizza

Comic Books Mike Mignola throws Uri Tupka to the devils Gareth Branwyn

Science Scientists use yeast from body of Ötzi the Iceman to make "very very good" sourdough Gail Sherman

apple Will the new season of Silo stack up to the first two in the series? Séamus Bellamy

podcasts A murderer's daughter listened to a podcast about her dad and got physically sick Mark Frauenfelder

politics University of Iowa students must take Intellectual Freedom classes whether they want to or not Rob Beschizza

travel Alaska's "Dr. Seuss House" is a stacked-cabin tower deep in the woods Popkin

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Comic Books Revisiting the strange world of Dick Tracy Gareth Branwyn

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Weird Tiny conspiracy notes keep turning up inside sealed groceries in Pennsylvania Ellsworth Toohey

reading One year with the 12th-generation Kindle Paperwhite SE Jason Weisberger

History 1920s library sticker told kids to wash their hands before touching Popkin

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books Why are school boards banning books on ancient Egypt and digestion? Ellsworth Toohey

Games Atari buys rights to RPG classic Wizardry Rob Beschizza

Technology The case for thinking of yourself as a meat-based language model Ellsworth Toohey

books Cartoonist Gemma Correll's moving and funny book about her lifelong mental illness: Anxietyland Ruben Bolling

books An editor who read "Crash" called JG Ballard "beyond psychiatric help. Do not publish" Mark Frauenfelder