music Watch this terrific soundcheck by Prince and the New Power Generation, from 1991 Jennifer Sandlin

olympics Meet the adorable mascots of the 2026 Winter Olympics Gail Sherman

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

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canada Pop singer Avril Lavigne knighted in the Order of Canada Thom Dunn

olympics French waiters have their own Olympics! Natalie Dressed

cheese Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the World Cheesemonger Invitational Thom Dunn

olympics Dolly Parton covers Queen Jason Weisberger

sports Famous athlete known for doping has questions about trans athletes Thom Dunn

sports Skateboarding is in the Olympics. Can it stay weird? Elías Villoro

bienvenidos a miami The state of Florida bullies the Special Olympics over its vaccine requirement Jason Weisberger

tabloids World War III has broken out (in case you missed it) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

jimmy kimmel live When Jimmy Kimmel Live asks these folks about the Winter Olympics they fib like pros Carla Sinclair

climbing Watch climber Akiyo Noguchi crawl across the ceiling Mark Frauenfelder

annals of design Gender-neutral playing cards Clive Thompson

Japanese konbini These dessert fans scour Japan to showcase the best convenience store treats Maddie Lee

protests How 1988's Akira predicted the chaos of 2020 Mark Frauenfelder

politics 'Sandworm' hacking group linked to Russian GRU's Main Center for Special Technology, says U.S. Xeni Jardin