web theory Chinese kids brawl with KFC customers as South China Sea online patriotism campaign spills onto the streets Cory Doctorow

web theory Viral Chinese video: "Who cares?" Cory Doctorow

Science New 3D-printed penis enables impotent rabbits and pigs to have sex and reproduce Allan Rose Hill

archaeology This 2,500-year-old Chinese sword looks like "something from the J.R.R. Tolkien universe that has entered the actual historical record" Ellsworth Toohey

politics GOP Senators enjoying their Dunning-Kruger party Jason Weisberger

animals This massive superbug, newly named after Darth Vader, is a delicacy in Vietnam Allan Rose Hill

World War II How WWII sailors made torpedo juice from weapon fuel Ellsworth Toohey

science fiction Sexy Asian lady robots haunt science fiction Rob Beschizza

Science Spider species 'Hotwheels Sisyphus' named for genitalia Jennifer Sandlin

Science COVID almost certainly originated in a wet market, groundbreaking genetic study Allan Rose Hill

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

air travel Woman kicked off flight after refusing to stow Louis Vuitton bag under seat Rob Beschizza

News Expensive pizza toppings: Ruby red pineapples are selling for $395 each Jason Weisberger

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

tabloids King Charles robs the dead in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Scientology's secrets, Kardashian brain damage, and Chinese bioweapons in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

china Chinese coast guard chasing Filipino boats from their fishing waters Ruben Bolling

climate change New study: air pollution is deadlier than cigarette smoke or AIDS Thom Dunn

Entertainment Barbie's strange promotion of China's expansive territorial claims Ruben Bolling

Science On the anniversary of the first moon landing: The case for building a settlement on the moon Ruben Bolling