News Elon's most recent "significant" changes to "X" are not significant Jason Weisberger

History Enjoy this first-ever filming of Appalachian musicians Mark Frauenfelder

History Archive of every human face found in Time magazine Popkin

Survival fear from prehistoric times drives today's moral outrage Ellsworth Toohey

religion Babylonian tablets reveal kings installed royal doubles during eclipses, then executed them Ellsworth Toohey

music When you listen to Spotify, are you listening to ghost musicians? Ruben Bolling

A man sacrificed sleep for 25 years to create history's most obsessive diary Ellsworth Toohey

weird history Iowa's weirdest uprising: The great Cow War of 1931 Ellsworth Toohey

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

books Best book covers of 2024 Allan Rose Hill

wikipedia Wikipedia's 7-year yogurt spelling war was longer than three Shakespeare plays Mark Frauenfelder

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graphic novels An anti-boring book guide: six great gift picks Mark Frauenfelder

rpgs Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2024 Gareth Branwyn

cars USPS mail carriers love their new electric duck trucks Rob Beschizza

primus sucks YOU could be the next drummer for Primus! Jennifer Sandlin

targets Top D.C. lawyer gives advice to Liz Cheney and others on Trump revenge list: Leave the U.S. in January Carla Sinclair

Science Scientific American editor-in-chief out after posting anti-MAGA rant Rob Beschizza

politics Elon meets with Iranian diplomats to "smooth things over" Rob Beschizza

politics "Don't be certain of anything" Bertrand Russell's 1951 guide to fighting fanaticism is more relevant than ever Ellsworth Toohey