disease Human case of plague confirmed in Colorado Allan Rose Hill

nevada Swarms of Mormon crickets plague Nevada and Idaho Rusty Blazenhoff

disease California reports first bubonic plague case in 5 years Jason Weisberger

covid Medieval 'wine windows' are having another moment in Italy Rusty Blazenhoff

History The 14th century Black Plague gets the History Hijinks treatment Andrea James

pandemic Modern bathroom design is a direct response to pandemic planning Thom Dunn

art Plague mask of bugglegum cyberpunk apocalypse sparkly rainbow fabulousness Xeni Jardin

books Here's a terrific search hack for the Internet Archive Book Images Flickr photo stream Jennifer Sandlin

undead Grandpa Pudding Brains gleefully describes his experiments in necromancy Jason Weisberger

Comics Real Life Comix: 51 true NYC stories from 66 cartoonists (and Moby) Ellsworth Toohey

amateurs "Affordable" LA Olympics tickets arrive with $5,000 seats and a 24% convenience fee Jason Weisberger

Space Artemis II's launch countdown has begun and its next stop is the Moon Gail Sherman

Games Medieval tragic lesbian combat adventure is a bit of a slog Rob Beschizza

worse things happen at sea The world's most advanced aircraft carrier taken down by… a dryer vent fire Jason Weisberger

youtube This daily perpetual stew vlog feels like what the Internet was made for Grant St. Clair

politics Paxton played the MAGA game and Trump dumped him anyway Ellsworth Toohey

music Self-proclaimed "PETSMART Truther" asks the tough questions: It is "Pet Smart"? Or "Pet's Mart"? Jennifer Sandlin

Space NASA pushes back moon landing until at least 2028 Gail Sherman

Nature Driving Through a Locust Swarm Looks Like a Living Sandstorm Popkin

bad idea Pentagon gives Musk's 'MechaHitler' access to classified systems Jason Weisberger