pop culture National Lampoon co-founder Doug Kenney speaking at UCLA (1972) Rusty Blazenhoff

smuggling Two teens busted for smuggling 5,000 ants Allan Rose Hill

politics Tech billionaires censor Seth Rogen for telling too much truth at science award show Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Man bribes girlfriend with cruise vaction to use Linux for a week, relationship somehow survives Ellsworth Toohey

movies A Minecraft Movie hits $157m seam at U.S. Box Office Rob Beschizza

travel U.S. Government demands new internal passport for citizens and it's giving off major dystopian vibes Ellsworth Toohey

Science Your brain isn't broken: That murderous rage over chewing sounds has a name Ellsworth Toohey

music Original 1965 Acid Test poster on auction block with current high bid of $6,750 Ellsworth Toohey

donald trump Michael Moore calls for portraits of Trump "as he truly appears, without distortion" Jennifer Sandlin

public health Latest nightmare fungus spreads to hospitals in 38 states Ellsworth Toohey

politics Minnesota GOP senator caught being super gross with fake teen, just hours after trying to classify Trump critics as mentally ill Ellsworth Toohey

china Restaurant offers to compensate 4,000 diners after teenagers caught peeing in the hotpot broth Allan Rose Hill

Science Texas measles outbreak claims first child as anti-vaxxers blame the vaccine Jason Weisberger

Games "Subway Poker" — a commuter game that turns random passengers into playing cards Ellsworth Toohey

ai art Fake AI "true crime" documentaries are taking over YouTube Thom Dunn

music Fun compilation featuring covers of movie love songs Thom Dunn

politics JD Vance tells Germany to ignore Elon Musk Jason Weisberger

tech Wipe your iPad when you die Gail Sherman

out-of-control drivers Weird: 3 cars plow through homes this week — 2 in Texas, 1 in Pennsylvania (video) Carla Sinclair

Science Senate confirms RFK Jr, also a completely preventable measles outbreak spreads in Texas Jason Weisberger