fascism Italy's Matteo Salvini is back on his racist bullshit again Séamus Bellamy

Science The Vatican has run an astronomical observatory since 1774 Ellsworth Toohey

comedy Watching a middle-aged English woman enrage romance scammers is my new favorite pastime Grant St. Clair

Technology Emojli was a social network where the only language allowed was emoji Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Bring all your book ideas to life with this $40 tool Boing Boing's Shop

AI Ted Chiang argues an LLM chatbot is as conscious as Microsoft Word Ellsworth Toohey

movies Backrooms is a blockbuster Rob Beschizza

websites Make your own futuristic computer logo with the Sinclair-o-Matic Rob Beschizza

reddit "Smosh Reads Reddit Stories" is my new podcast obsession Jennifer Sandlin

History Victorian hair jewelry: bracelets and rings woven from the dead Popkin

Bewitched Dr. Pompeii, Dr. Pompeii! Emergency! Come right away! Jason Weisberger

Science These 100-year-old flounder photos look like abstract design studies Popkin

Large Language Models Grammarly caught using AI to simulate dead writers… again Séamus Bellamy

Pedophile Protector Chinese leadership watches Grandpa Pudding Brains confidently explain imaginary fast-food statistics Jason Weisberger

law NYC's iconic bagels and pizzas could change because a carcinogenic ingredient may soon become illegal in NY Ruben Bolling

History Digitizing vintage proportional typewriter fonts Rob Beschizza

undead Grandpa Pudding Brains gleefully describes his experiments in necromancy Jason Weisberger

Science World map of presumed laptop theft risk in coffee shops Rob Beschizza

Science No one knows why dark side of Venus has a faint glow Ellsworth Toohey

History This archive of old personal ads is strangely moving Popkin