books A book bound with human skin from dead woman's corpse finally removed from Harvard library Carla Sinclair

music Watch Aretha Franklin bring the gospel funk to The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" David Pescovitz

magic Rainbow magically appears during Aretha Franklin tribute at a Detroit Tigers game Rusty Blazenhoff

music Aretha Franklin performs "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1971) David Pescovitz

Culture Students honor teacher at his funeral with a moving haka Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Trump Arch in D.C. to be tremendously large and golden Rob Beschizza

History A 14-year-old Japanese sailor drifted across the Pacific for 14 months and could never go home Ellsworth Toohey

Dementia Don Grandpa Pudding Brains set to invade Washington, D.C. Jason Weisberger

Delightful Creatures Orcas, bears, squirrels, and now sharks have notes Jason Weisberger

censorship Help save Internet Archive's Wayback Machine by signing this petition Jennifer Sandlin

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Delightful Creatures Bears in Japan also sick of humans Jason Weisberger

AI Harvard students cheer graduation speaker encouraging them to mercilessly destroy AI Rob Beschizza

Carnival 250 Grandpa Pudding Brains thinks he's bigger than Elvis Jason Weisberger

trump Stars ditch Trump's "Freedom 250" concert series after they realize he's behind it Rob Beschizza

Games Steam Deck price jumps by three hundred dollars Grant St. Clair

Games Hideo Kojima joins the dark side; creates AI short film Grant St. Clair

gadgets Europe fines Temu €200m for selling dangerous chargers and baby toys Rob Beschizza

Games "Scandalous" Lenovo gaming handheld comes preloaded with classic game ROMs Rob Beschizza

Food Bush releases extremely cursed summer-flavored baked beans Grant St. Clair