security theater A comic book history of the Pinkerton Agency Thom Dunn

noir An elegy for the dying breed of San Francisco private eyes Thom Dunn

photography Wildlife photographer snaps image of mysterious hairy beast that turned out to be something even odder Allan Rose Hill

money 5 most evil con artists in history: Their shocking scams revealed  Ellsworth Toohey

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tabloids King Charles abdicates, Hollywood's most hated hunk, and Taylor Swift's engagement in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

protests "Imagine the worst, most foul thing you have ever smelled" – protestors sprayed with crowd-control chemical report severe symptoms Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids King Charles to abdicate, and JonBenet Ramsay's killers caught in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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twitter Yaccarino makes doubtful claims about Twitter's profitability while insulting Musk's ability as a manager Jason Weisberger

Happy Mutants This Paul Bunyan-style Muffler Man did not disappoint Jennifer Sandlin

libraries Copyright warning found by library photocopiers deemed misleading Rob Beschizza

Funny Statue with missing head looks like a penis Popkin

happy mutants 20th Century Men brilliantly flips the Cold War on its head, with superheroes Thom Dunn

racism Billboard displays huge swastika and other vile messages in PA – and nothing can be done (video) Carla Sinclair

Camper Van Beethoven Enjoy this intimate Camper Van Beethoven set Jennifer Sandlin

jeffrey epstein Jeffrey Epstein victim says she was coerced to have a threesome with Alan Dershowitz Mark Frauenfelder

History Questions about Chilean poet Pablo Neruda Elías Villoro

cartoons It is Velma Dinkely's moment Devin Nealy

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz