ted talks David Dunning himself explains why incompetent people think they're amazing Elías Villoro

events There's a cool Ignite Live event tonight at 6pm PT Mark Frauenfelder

portland The narrative lottery at XOXO Glenn Fleishman

alternative facts Trump's latest delusion: "Egg prices are getting too low" (video) Carla Sinclair

Your love is like bad medicine RFK Jr and MAGA Mike hate teeth Jason Weisberger

music The stoner story behind today's most recognizable record store logo Allan Rose Hill

politics Why is the Federal government working for Tesla? Jason Weisberger

what makes America great Putin-puppet Musk calls Sen. Mark Kelly "traitor" for standing with allies — gets schooled in return Carla Sinclair

medical World's hairiest-faced man shares his journey with hypertrichosis Popkin

retro The Wonder Bread store in Wyoming is a polka-dot landmark Popkin

gadgets Apple resumes advertising on Twitter Rob Beschizza

backlash Arizona man talks 9-year-old out of Trump tattoo — only to give her a flag tattoo instead (video) Carla Sinclair

sidekicks Confused Trump "texts" Elon Musk on Truth Social, feeling lost without his bestie: "Where are you?" Carla Sinclair

Entertainment Bad writing becomes an art form in annual contest for world's worst prose Ellsworth Toohey

We'd like to teach the world to sing... The magic of chemistry and the mystery of Mexican Coke Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Famous movie prop "accident": 1870s Martin Guitar destroyed during filming of "The Hateful Eight" Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction Starman at 40: John Carpenter's forgotten sci-fi masterpiece, interview with special effects artist John Rosengrant Lee Keeler

Science There's a room-sized time capsule in Georgia that will be opened 6,098 years from now Ellsworth Toohey

politics Sadly, Boebert shuts down her Cameo site Jason Weisberger