Delightful Creatures Man sent to ICU after toilet rat attack Carolyn Townsend

rats Record numbers of rats spotted in New York City David Pescovitz

new york Rats raid a Chipotle, bite workers Kevin Reome

Delightful Creatures There's only one way to deal with pantry moths Mark Frauenfelder

music Song made from a weird pest control phone call Mark Frauenfelder

History Scaphism: the ancient Persian execution where insects ate you alive Ellsworth Toohey

politics Charlie Kirk called Democrats "maggots, vermin, and swine." Many plan to honor him in Congress. Rob Beschizza

politics Kari Lake, whose child currently attends college, on universities: "Do not send your children into these indoctrination camps" Jennifer Sandlin

History "No worse employment exists" — Two Orwell essays depict brutal reality of 1930s working-class life Ellsworth Toohey

Funny Natural selection fails again: Storm drain surfers live somehow Popkin

politics Public historians slam Trump's statue garden plan Jennifer Sandlin

politics Trump "lab leak" website "inaccurate, flawed, and misleading" Jennifer Sandlin

dollar stores Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar for a big loss (but more than a dollar) Rob Beschizza

illustration Watch master illustrator Sergio Toppi draw Natalie Dressed

Delightful Creatures Can California's carnivorous squirrels be stopped? It is too soon to know. Jason Weisberger

health Iconic NYC bagel shop closed for health violations: rats, flies, and roaches Ruben Bolling

adorable animals George definitely did not steal your gingerbread house Jennifer Sandlin

Appalachian Trail thru-hike Tara Dower breaks Appalachian Trail record Jennifer Sandlin

Oklahoma OK State Superintendent using Libs of TikTok to "hunt down school employees who joked about Trump's ear" Jennifer Sandlin

fbi Landlord giant raided by FBI for algorithmic price fixing Natalie Dressed