Real things you can actually buy This isn't a gas can — it's a purse Rusty Blazenhoff

muppets These over-the-top Muppets shoes are downright inspired Rusty Blazenhoff

adorable animals Dainty doggo loves to dress up and admire herself in the mirror Jennifer Sandlin

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

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artificial intelligence Nightshade: a new tool artists can use to "poison" AI models that scrape their online work Ruben Bolling

crimes Police seeking burglar who robbed home and then apologized online David Pescovitz

fashion Bay Area artist creates whimsical purses Grant St. Clair

crime Facial recognition tool leads to wrongful arrest Grant St. Clair

halloween Forget drugs in candy — Halloween is a day of ritual sacrifice for the cult of the automobile Thom Dunn

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fungus  New plant-based leather made from mushrooms Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids Prince Charles and Joe Biden unfit to lead in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

consumerism Purse towers are shelves filled with containers that folks use to organize anything they might put into a purse Jennifer Sandlin

lost and found Dumb US Capitol rioters called Nancy Pelosi's office looking for items they lost or left behind David Pescovitz

surprises A woman had Christmas gifts in her luggage, but all she found was dog food after her flight Carla Sinclair

Real things you can actually buy The face mask handbag no one asked for Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids Harry and Meghan's "lies" revealed in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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abortion How Birth Control Can Help Us Reimagine The Future Thom Dunn