happy mutants Molly Ringwald's brilliant essay about John Hughes is a superb exploration of what it means to love "problematic" art Cory Doctorow

Science RFK, Jr. says "depriving" children of whole milk constitutes "a form of child abuse" Jennifer Sandlin

crime Loony Toon sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting at cops Rob Beschizza

conspiracy theories This morning I met the "QAnon Shaman," and here are ten takeaways from our conversation Jennifer Sandlin

Technology Anthropic's "too dangerous" AI was accessed by guessing the URL Ellsworth Toohey

crime JPMorgan knew about Epstein and kept banking him Ellsworth Toohey

apple ChatGPT uninstalls spike 295% after Pentagon deal announcement Séamus Bellamy

MechaHitler Court records: Grok allegedly helped create 200+ deepfake porn videos to harass woman Jason Weisberger

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

books New Jersey school bans Junot Díaz novel over mental health concerns Ellsworth Toohey

pentagon Pentagon threatens Anthropic as Trump allies embrace Musk's problematic Grok Jason Weisberger

Nature Photographer shows sea urchins as ocean gemstones Popkin

tesla New study ranks Tesla as the least reliable EV brand Jason Weisberger

law The Andrew formerly known as Prince surrenders gun license Rob Beschizza

liars Inflation is totally fixed, says government that lies for a living Jason Weisberger

Business Meta knew Chinese ads were scams, kept money Ellsworth Toohey

design Why snake-like "crinkle-crankle" walls are engineering genius Popkin

acab Attempt to chill reports of police misconduct in Los Angeles ruled illegal Jason Weisberger

top talent Watching bovine podiatrist Nate the Hoof Guy clean and repair cow hooves is oddly satisfying Jennifer Sandlin

mistakes The truth about Lt. Columbo Rob Beschizza