deepfakes Detecting fake AI-generated faces by looking for irregular pupils Clive Thompson

painting Why 18th-century lovers exchanged portraits of their eyes Clive Thompson

the eyes have it An "international eye chart" from 1907 Clive Thompson

Science Color illustrations of 16th C eye-diseases, including those caused by witchcraft Cory Doctorow

adorable creatures Watch naked mole rats in action! Jennifer Sandlin

shopping I think the people who name paint colors have just given up this year Rob Beschizza

art Martin Bullock photoshops cute nightmare hybrid creatures Elías Villoro

music Nick Cave responds to AI-written song "in the style of Nick Cave" Jennifer Sandlin

toys This fan-made Willem Dafoe Joker sculpture is perfectly unsettling Devin Nealy

libraries Two Colorado libraries close for cleanup after meth residue found on surfaces Carla Sinclair

security theater A comic book history of the Pinkerton Agency Thom Dunn

happy mutants 20th Century Men brilliantly flips the Cold War on its head, with superheroes Thom Dunn

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racism Billboard displays huge swastika and other vile messages in PA – and nothing can be done (video) Carla Sinclair

robots Apple introduces new AI-narrated audiobooks which are somehow different from just using Siri Thom Dunn

politicians Police jailed SC Senator for hours after they found him "slumped" in his car with "extremely slurred speech" Carla Sinclair

star wars 'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' season 2 streams tomorrow Jason Weisberger

social media Tik Tok clips bring us closer to Altered Carbon-style"mindbites" Andrew Yi

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History Jesus Christ may have had short hair Elías Villoro