accidents Race car crashes and bursts into flames at 300 mph — and its legendary driver somehow survives (video) Carla Sinclair

mistakes Postal worker raced Mustang in USPS van, hitting 105 mph Rob Beschizza

horses Horse loses jockey at starting gate but runs entire race anyway — and wins Carla Sinclair

horses Man wins horse race Thom Dunn

races Watch: Can an NYU track star outrun the New York City subway? Carla Sinclair

world records Michael Andretti drives a winning car and the crowd eats it up (literally!) Carla Sinclair

fantasy Watch this Tolkien expert's master class on every race in Middle Earth Andrea James

sports Watch runners cheat in big Shenzhen half marathon David Pescovitz

gifs Watch this semi truck jump 160 feet, setting new record Xeni Jardin

design A mysterious and important Ikea ad Rob Beschizza

delightful creatures 3-month kitty — just a baby herself — takes care of younger kittens who lost mom (video) Carla Sinclair

Science Severance's consulting neurosurgeon weighs in on the innie/outie science Allan Rose Hill

Boing Boing Gadgets We made it! A robot can now write your autobiography Boing Boing's Shop

books "Weird Ireland" offers a wonderfully whimsical tour of the Emerald Isle Thom Dunn

politics Democrats shocked to be let down by Trump's nominees Jason Weisberger

Gorton: a ubiquitous typeface you may never have heard of Jennifer Sandlin

florida Mystery tar balls wash ashore in Florida Rob Beschizza

Rock n Roll New book explores the secret occult history of…Elvis Presley? Thom Dunn

fun Cardboard sled chaos at Grand Haven Winterfest 2025 Popkin

Entertainment David Lynch forever changed my life: A filmmaker's tribute to cinema's greatest dreamer Case Esparros