Science Peer-reviewed scientific study claims COVID-19 is embedded in our DNA, can be cured with magical amulets, also Stonehenge Thom Dunn

picks That weird NYT Biden-Ukraine story's co-author is now the new Ukrainian President's spokeswoman Xeni Jardin

elon musk Stephen King spurs Elon Musk to play the fool Jason Weisberger

Technology Microsoft's ARM Surface laptops hit the shelves Rob Beschizza

israel-palestine French pro-Palestine protestors accused of "apology for terrorism" Natalie Dressed

News NY Times editor says Trump's danger to democracy is not a top concern Mark Frauenfelder

News Cities are using Ballot Bins that allow smokers to "vote" on questions by depositing their cigarette butts Mark Frauenfelder

politics They will "torch the Constitution" — Liz Cheney says defeating GOP in 2024 is key to saving democracy Mark Frauenfelder

scams Undercover video exposes massive "Pig Butchering" romance scam center in Dubai Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes HBO execs have "secret army" of sockpuppet accounts to attack critics on Twitter Rob Beschizza

trump Even Trump admits that Democracy hangs in the balance Jason Weisberger

trump Judge orders Georgia prosecution of Trump and his co-conspirators to be televised Jason Weisberger

Cooking I finally grew enough strawberries to make ice cream Jason Weisberger

movies The Mission: Impossible films, ranked Greg Nussen

corporatism Corporate Diversity jobs down 75% since peak of George Floyd protests Thom Dunn

corruption Lawyers before the Supreme Court Venmo'd cash to a Clarence Thomas aide. They won their case. Rob Beschizza

mistakes Correctile Dysfunction: the global crisis of men correcting women who know more than they do Elías Villoro

trailers Check out the brutal trailer for the new martial arts flick Farang Devin Nealy

tabloids Royal scandals in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan