maker How to grow an opal at home Andrea James

Kids Watch a gemcutter work with fluorescent green hyalite opal Andrea James

Science The Opal's Fire Maggie Koerth

Lenten delicacies Church-approved "non-meats" to eat during Lent: alligator, turtle, snake, capybara, beaver, muskrat, puffin Jennifer Sandlin

racist vs. racist Ann Coulter tells Nikki Haley to "go back to your own country" Carla Sinclair

books "Where do they go?" is an accessible and tender children's book about death Elías Villoro

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

surveillance business model When workplace surveillance software targets hospital chaplains Thom Dunn

furniture The magic of the Capstan Table Andrew Yi

ted cruz PAC claiming Boebert had 2 abortions and was an unlicensed escort invites Boebert to sue Mark Frauenfelder

pride month Until Pulse, the UpStairs Lounge arson fire was the "largest gay mass murder in U.S. history" Jennifer Sandlin

EV is the future California's aging power infrastructure not suited to all these new EV cars Jason Weisberger

tech The reMarkable Tablet is moving to a subscription service model Séamus Bellamy

bugs A new species fly was named after RuPaul Thom Dunn

gadgets Opal OP-1 claims to be the first "professional" webcam Rob Beschizza

History Watch a delightful animated brief history of the Devil David Pescovitz

bring a trailer This is an incredibly sexy Jaguar XK-E Jason Weisberger

poetry This opal contains a breathaking miniature universe Mark Frauenfelder

police Police called on homeless person asleep on park bench; it was actually a Jesus statue David Pescovitz