alcohol Alcohol-related deaths increased 25% in the last two years Thom Dunn

parody The new season of pandemic parody HOME OFFICE puts the "fun" in funemployment Thom Dunn

grifters An 8-year-old con artist ran a brilliant grift to get out of going to school over Zoom Thom Dunn

Technology A World of Warcraft bug accidentally created a virtual pandemic Ellsworth Toohey

Science What happens when you clone a mouse for 58 generations? Ellsworth Toohey

Technology This guy used AI to document his grandmother's life on a personal Wikipedia and now you can, too Ellsworth Toohey

mistakes Can I lick it? The dining room periodic table Rob Beschizza

design Hotels love their new bathrooms with peekaboo doors… or no doors Ruben Bolling

language Merriam-Webster picks "slop" as word of the year Rob Beschizza

"Vibe Coding" is Collins' Dictionary word of the year Rob Beschizza

video games Nintendo announces paid Switch 2 upgrade for Animal Crossing — $5 gets you mouse controls and disappointment Grant St. Clair

photography Dara Ojo's gorgeous macrophotography of bugs captures their quirky and curious personalities Jennifer Sandlin

cancer Research finds ultramarathon running is a risk factor for colorectal cancer Jennifer Sandlin

public health Thanks anti-vaxxers: Child flu deaths soar as vaccination tanks Ellsworth Toohey

politics Trump "lab leak" website "inaccurate, flawed, and misleading" Jennifer Sandlin

politics Republican coalition in Congress falls apart Jason Weisberger

misinformation Spite turns normal people into horse-paste-eating conspiracy addicts, says study Ellsworth Toohey

health Ireland's life expectancy now higher than England's Rob Beschizza

MAHA MAHA wellness influencers hype raw milk and rotting meat Jennifer Sandlin

politics Biden commutes most federal death sentences to life imprisonment Rob Beschizza