travel Check out the difference between a 20-cent shoeshine and a $2 dollar shoeshine in Pakistan Mark Frauenfelder

books Gollancz has published its first anthology of South Asian Science Fiction Cory Doctorow

shopping Shopper claims she had Louis Vuitton staff spend hours counting $110k in cash, then left without buying anything Rob Beschizza

museums A visit to the museum of hell Allan Rose Hill

great escapes Gov. Abbott pulls a "Cancun Cruz," boasting about Asia trip while Hurricane Beryl pummels Texas Carla Sinclair

rap New old school working class English hip hop Natalie Dressed

Dirty attacks North Korea takes a dump over South Korea, launching 260 trash — and poop-filled — balloons Carla Sinclair

History Whatever happened to Ambrose Bierce? Natalie Dressed

architecture The oldest skyscrapers in the world Natalie Dressed

politics USC valedictorian Asna Tabassum speaks out after school cancels her speech Natalie Dressed

News Don't toss your eclipse glasses, donate them Gail Sherman

china New Microsoft report says China campaign accused U.S. of using a military-grade "weather weapon" to deliberately start the Maui wildfires Mark Frauenfelder

norway How Norwegians welcome back spring with a tropical "fruit party" Carolyn Townsend

the MAGA National Committee Marjorie Taylor Greene celebrates after RNC bloodbath: "MAGA is now in control!" Carla Sinclair

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

tourism "Out of control" behavior: Kyoto bans tourists from Geisha district Mark Frauenfelder

cholera Norwegian cruise ship quarantined off Mauritius coast due to possible cholera outbreak Jennifer Sandlin

hotdogs of the sea These videos demonstrate how fake crab sticks, "hotdogs of the sea," are made Jennifer Sandlin

amazing animals Watch Sandy the binturong show off his amazing prehensile tail! Jennifer Sandlin

online trends South Korea warns trendy TikTokers: Please stop eating toothpicks! (video) Carla Sinclair