Business Why "Made in America" dreams are a galaxy-brain-stupid fantasy Ellsworth Toohey

politics China bans exports of crucial tech minerals gallium, germanium, and antimony to U.S. Ellsworth Toohey

debt "I feel like I'm on a hamster wheel" — US cost of living has skyrocketed since 2020 Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 United Airlines' revenue dropped 87% in second quarter Mark Frauenfelder

pandemic In an ominous sign for economy, 32% of US fell short on July housing payments Mark Frauenfelder

gadgets Aged & Ore's bottle kit packs TSA-compliant cocktails for travel Séamus Bellamy

dementia Grandpa Pudding Brains visits a truck factory, makes haunted chew toy noises Jason Weisberger

Games What is the Jedi problem, and why does every game designer fear it? Grant St. Clair

Technology A landline, a CD boom box, and a Pi-Hole: one dad's tech setup for kids Ellsworth Toohey

What Grandpa Pudding Brains says war is fine because number 69 Jason Weisberger

taxation California should tax empty homes and dead storefronts Jason Weisberger

bad idea Harris Faulkner thinks international travelers are dying to visit flyover states Jason Weisberger

gadgets Europe fines Temu €200m for selling dangerous chargers and baby toys Rob Beschizza

books Cory Doctorow's "Reverse Centaur" book — why AI is hell on workers Mark Frauenfelder

History How a 1958 magazine cheered America's slide into installment debt Ellsworth Toohey

china China outlaws drones within Beijing city limits Séamus Bellamy

cryptids Loveland Frogman could become Ohio's official state cryptid Rob Beschizza

gadgets Europe's USB-C charger rules come into force Rob Beschizza

gadgets Does your app fit on a floppy? Rob Beschizza

travel Europe could run out of jet fuel in six weeks Séamus Bellamy