animation Preview 'The Mill,' an ecological allegory leavened with pandemic themes Andrea James

History The Army told Hershey to make a chocolate bar that tasted bad Ellsworth Toohey

ambush that failed Nancy Pelosi has no time for Mike Lindell's hallway goblins Jason Weisberger

Science Scientists use yeast from body of Ötzi the Iceman to make "very very good" sourdough Gail Sherman

AI Slopping Amazon uses AI to invent products you can't buy Jason Weisberger

art The strange economics of setting your own cash on fire Ellsworth Toohey

Japan What happened to the 2.5 mile high building designed to be taller than Mount Fuji? Ellsworth Toohey

Science Newly discovered fish species looks just like Big Bird's best friend, Mr. Snuffleupagus Jennifer Sandlin

youtube A 20-year-old YouTuber's horror film just broke A24's box office record Ellsworth Toohey

books Cartoonist Jeff Smith, author of "Bone," is getting comics' most prestigious honor Ruben Bolling

art The art is fake, the boss is blind, and the job is yours Grant St. Clair

prison Man who stole $11 million from prison has a new trick: escaping Jason Weisberger

YouTuber banned from Six Flags after smuggling McNuggets onto 93 MPH rollercoaster Rob Beschizza

trump Stars ditch Trump's "Freedom 250" concert series after they realize he's behind it Rob Beschizza

podcasts A murderer's daughter listened to a podcast about her dad and got physically sick Mark Frauenfelder

books Her wedding necklace cost $75,000. She died guarding a worthless mine Ellsworth Toohey

politics Judge orders Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Windows 11 Pro helps aging PCs feel modern again for $10 Boing Boing's Shop

movies Backrooms makes $10.4m in preview screenings Rob Beschizza

Technology A company accidentally spent $500 million on Claude in one month Ellsworth Toohey