black history Looking back at the Reconstruction Devin Nealy

E.T. Robert E.T.: A Ken Burns Documentary Thom Dunn

politics Utah Rep says Nazi flags are fine for schoolkids, rainbow flags too scary Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Fitbit to pay $12.25m penalty over smartwatch burn hazard Rob Beschizza

politics Silicon Valley's DOGE project: The plan to replace democracy Ellsworth Toohey

big tech Eoin Higgins'"Owned" is a harrowing history of the right-wing billionaire tech takeover Thom Dunn

public health NYC discovers amazing new rat-fighting technology called "garbage cans with lids" Ellsworth Toohey

Science Scientists track massive asteroid with rare 1.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 Ellsworth Toohey

Wikenigma is a fascinating encyclopedia of the holes in human knowledge Allan Rose Hill

sec SEC sues Musk over Twitter chicanery Jason Weisberger

new order Elon Musk dispatches DOGE agents across country before he's even inaugurated Carla Sinclair

politics Poor little dictator's wife can't get her cancer treatment in London's posh hospitals Ellsworth Toohey

civil war in magaland It's happening: "100 percent Trump is annoyed" with Elon Musk, says insider Carla Sinclair

law Rudy Giuliani's contempt hearing "might not go well for him" Rob Beschizza

censorship Elon Musk punishes Laura Loomer and other MAGA loyalists who criticize him: "MAGA wars have begun" Carla Sinclair

Comics Rare Nazi horror bondage comic from 1944 already fetching $110,000 at auction Ellsworth Toohey

History 18 million weird old books are waiting for you in this free online archive Ellsworth Toohey

crime Las Vegas must pay $34m to woman jailed 16 years on evidence fabricated by police Rob Beschizza

History History's most catastrophic costume party, hosted by a mad king who thought he was made of glass Ellsworth Toohey

Science Here's a great new thing to worry about: "Mirror life" could destroy life on Earth Ruben Bolling