dystopia Creepy and odd, you'll love Vladimir Sorokin's 'The Blizzard' Jason Weisberger

literature Could a Nabokov novel have been the 'father of all hypertext demos'? Ellsworth Toohey

china China secretly trained Russian troops, and some have since fought in Ukraine Séamus Bellamy

Weird Tiny conspiracy notes keep turning up inside sealed groceries in Pennsylvania Ellsworth Toohey

comedy An incredible lineup at San Diego's ImprovCon Jason Weisberger

politics Epstein files contain 1,056 documents mentioning Putin and 9,629 mentioning Moscow Ellsworth Toohey

politics Check out "Elon Musk," a new protest song by Carsie Blanton, in the political tradition of Woody Guthrie Jennifer Sandlin

politics Trump finally gets the triumphal arch he deserves! Jennifer Sandlin

russia Russia's "AIdol" humanoid robot vs the competition Rob Beschizza

Technology Russian AI robot face-plants on stage in viral Moscow debut disaster Ellsworth Toohey

politics "A lot of people are saying maybe we'd like a dictator" — Trump suggests Americans are in the mood for fascism Ellsworth Toohey

politics When traveling, Putin's poop kept in suitcase to prevent it being studied Rob Beschizza

music Heavy metal fans face up to Russia's satanism ban Rob Beschizza

Science Watch: Wild cockatoos figure out how to operate water fountains Ellsworth Toohey

russia Zelenskyy's Ukraine destroys over one-third of Russia's fighters and bombers Séamus Bellamy

germany Germany stations troops abroad for first time since WW2 Séamus Bellamy

tariffs Brooklyn electronics company Adafruit hit with surprise $36K tariff bill: "pay in one week" Mark Frauenfelder

Mexican-wall builders Rubio proves Trump a liar on ending Russia-Ukraine war: "We need to move on" (video) Carla Sinclair

"It's wonderful, isn't it?" Trump is butt of joke on Russian TV, where hosts can't stop laughing: "Pure buffoonery!" (video) Carla Sinclair

Fascism 101 Fascist Trump fights fake D.C. crime with new armed task force: "No choice but to do it myself" Carla Sinclair