prank Phone booths in NYC turned into co-working spaces by prankster group Rusty Blazenhoff

improv everywhere Pranksters create fake Apple store at subway station with 50 people waiting in line Carla Sinclair

art Danish cemetery has a grave dated 1996–2064, for a time traveler Popkin

SantaCon organizer allegedly ran actual con Jason Weisberger

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

literature The penniless author whose fictional character helped sell American tobacco Ellsworth Toohey

politics The Good Liars vs. anti-vaxxers Grant St. Clair

music Cyberculture pioneer RU Sirius's new album of "rhymes against reality" David Pescovitz

Weird Bizarre ear-shaped toy lets you remove fake acne blackheads with tweezers Popkin

google Father of 2 young boys loses $5 million after falling for terrifying new Google scam Ellsworth Toohey

toys The Fart Piano is ridiculously sophomoric, and I love it Jennifer Sandlin

olympics The 1904 Olympics Marathon gold medalist won while hallucinating on rat poison and brandy Ellsworth Toohey

cute Tiny ducks delight NYC neighborhood Gail Sherman

pranksters Young DNC attendee trolls JD Vance — and pranks MSNBC — with couch joke (video) Carla Sinclair

pranks Prankster busted for taping dead fish to ATMs across city David Pescovitz

books Get hip to teenage antics and terms with this handy guide David Pescovitz

politics George Santos is making bank on Cameo Jennifer Sandlin

politics Pittsburgh synagogue shooter to be executed Rob Beschizza

prank Senior prank: Students surprise head of school by sneaking into her home and crashing on the floor overnight Rusty Blazenhoff

communal condiments Two pranksters ain't laughing after dipping their chopsticks where they didn't belong Carla Sinclair