russia Chinese woman spent a decade building Borgesian fake Russian history on Wikipedia Thom Dunn

super mario Watch the Super Mario Bros teach Mikhail Gorbachev how to make pizza Thom Dunn

indiana Pussy Riot descends on Indiana Supreme Court for a "God Save Abortion" protest art action Mark Frauenfelder

russia Russia stops circulating new currency because church illustrated doesn't feature a cross, but neither does the real one David Pescovitz

trump Don Jr's knowledge of Russian history is also not accurate Jason Weisberger

mistakes Musk biographer Isaacson now on his third version of the "Musk secretly turned off Starlink to stop Ukraine attack" story, having found reason to change the one printed in his book Rob Beschizza

History "Washington's Gay General" is a fabulous look at the queerness of America's founding Thom Dunn

russia Vladimir Putin bans gender changes in Russia Rob Beschizza

deaths Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who spied for Russia, dead at 79 Rob Beschizza

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trump Trump's Truth Social under investigation for laundering loans connected to Putin Mark Frauenfelder

History One man's crusade to digitize millions of newspaper pages Rusty Blazenhoff

music Frankfurt cancels Roger Waters concert Rob Beschizza

What Elton John, Brad Pitt and Joe Biden have in common, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Meet the Texan billionaires buying up the state's political machinery Elías Villoro

politics Campaign ad showing Herschel Walker's violent unstable behavior could further endear him to GOP Mark Frauenfelder

russia Footage from nearby park shows Russian rockets hitting Ukraine mall Rob Beschizza

russia After 30 years, McDonalds leaves Russia "for good" Rob Beschizza

whistleblowers Reputed Deutsche Bank whistleblower and federal informant found dead Mark Frauenfelder

russia-ukraine war Ukraine reports Russians shooting their own troops Jason Weisberger