class war Before 1988 Olympics, South Korea sent 'vagrants' to camps where rape and murder were routine Cory Doctorow

tabloids King Charles robs the dead in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Trader Joe's Sarah and Nam Soon Ahn, of "Ahnest Kitchen," review Trader Joe's new ready-to-eat kimbap Jennifer Sandlin

Science Some optimism about the claim of a room-temperature superconductor Ruben Bolling

pigs George Orwell on the real meaning of Animal Farm: get rid of the pigs Thom Dunn

twitter Elon Musk compared Twitter Files to a government Truth & Reconciliation Commission Thom Dunn

hagfish It's time to celebrate the hideous hagfish Jennifer Sandlin

Japan Korean gamers who enjoy training cartoon girls with horse ears and tails hold a horse-and-buggy protest at game company over pay-to-play rules Mark Frauenfelder

politics The blowback of embargoes, cigars and capitalist wars A.E. Gómez

ESP Is Precognition Real? Mitch Horowitz

Food Did you miss National Spam Musubi Day? It's never too late to enjoy this delicious treat Jennifer Sandlin

stingray What does the stingray say? Andrew Yi

Space South Korea is about to go to the moon Devin Nealy

korea Check out this viral video of Korean strangers helping a truck driver Devin Nealy

movies Take a first look at Pixar's new film Elemental Devin Nealy

ears People getting ear lobe filler to have "lucky" Buddha ears David Pescovitz

rising authoritarianism With election of "K-Trump," South Koreans consider moving to Canada Mark Frauenfelder

animals Having pets instead of kids "takes away our humanity," says Pope Francis David Pescovitz

tabloids Duchess Kate's pregnancy and World War III in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

South Korea new COVID protocols ban fast music in gyms Thom Dunn