the uncanny Bizarro Bazar keeps the world weird Ferdinando Buscema

robotics Creepy faceless humanoid robot is pure nightmare fuel Gail Sherman

Delightful Creatures Heroic dog who protected Obama White House from intruder dies at 16 Rob Beschizza

immigrants This musician looks uncannily like the Statue of Liberty Jennifer Sandlin

movies Fantastic 4 fingers: Marvel insists posters not AI slop Rob Beschizza

law Scientific report concludes nurse Lucy Letby did not kill babies Rob Beschizza

archaeology This 2,500-year-old Chinese sword looks like "something from the J.R.R. Tolkien universe that has entered the actual historical record" Ellsworth Toohey

Funny Walruses sound just like the Fart Piano Jennifer Sandlin

music Steely Dan's Donald Fagen curses out the makers of a new documentary on Yacht Rock Ruben Bolling

music Art-pop band "The Dream Eaters" creates dark and funny earworms that are perfect for these difficult times Jennifer Sandlin

Comics Marvel's greatest hits curated by Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum Gareth Branwyn

Science I was shocked to learn this eyeball belongs to a pig, and not a politician Popkin

art Painting by "AI" robot sells for more than $1 million Gail Sherman

apps Thunderbird celebrates 20th anniversary Rob Beschizza

Science Codeless, AI-generated video game is a terrible Minecraft clone Grant St. Clair

gadgets Apple Intelligence "not driving sales" Rob Beschizza

art Inflatable extras: How fake crowds are fooling you in blockbuster films Popkin

science fiction Jeff VanderMeer's "Absolution" is a dark mirror to the Southern Reach Trilogy Thom Dunn

facebook Please stop sharing AI-generated "Hurricane Helene" images! Jennifer Sandlin

AI OpenAI raising $6.6bn despite vague business prospects Rob Beschizza