happy mutants Thanks to audiobooks, reading's popularity still strong in America Cory Doctorow

usausausa American tech adoption has flatlined Cory Doctorow

politics Trump and Vance's Haitian rhetoric causing real harm Jason Weisberger

trump Desperate Donald claims he'll be "great for women's reproductive rights" Mark Frauenfelder

marijuana Recreational marijuana sales begin in Ohio today Rob Beschizza

Axios polls Harris skyrockets 20 points ahead of Trump with young voters: "Key to victory" Carla Sinclair

politics 1 in 3 Americans OK with Military Rule Ellsworth Toohey

sinkholes Uh-oh. Huge sinkhole swallows up Illinois soccer field — which was built over a working mine (video) Carla Sinclair

Kids Social Media needs warning labels, contributing to teenage mental health crisis says US Surgeon General Jason Weisberger

ai-generated content The Poetry Camera uses AI to make poems out of photographs and it's actually pretty cool Thom Dunn

medicine Tapeworms took up residency in Florida man's brain after he ate undercooked bacon David Pescovitz

politics "At least" 16 dead in various Memorial Day shootings across U.S. Rob Beschizza

religion Survey reveals the numbers of Christian Nationalists Elías Villoro

junk science Oil and tobacco lobbyist blames Trans-Atlantic slave trade on wind Thom Dunn

star trek Harlan Ellison auction includes the world's most (in)famous "Star Trek" photo Mark Frauenfelder

Reviews Mark Dery on the "Surrealism Beyond Borders" show at The Met Gareth Branwyn

LEGO ideas This LEGO Ideas Typewriter is an absolute must-have Jason Weisberger

martyrs for freedumbs Watch: UCLA doctor is escorted out of medical center after speaking at anti-vax rally Carla Sinclair

racism The Silent Suffering of the Asian-American Maddie Lee

Community Why our brains still struggle with tensions between work, leisure, and the concept of time Thom Dunn