politics Rumor: Bushes voted for Clinton (Update: NYT reporter says nope) Rob Beschizza

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I seen a rainbow Grandpa Pudding Brains goes chasing waterfalls Jason Weisberger

animals A beetle that hijacks wasps, then impersonates them by smell Ellsworth Toohey

History The Vietnamese monk who ate only coconuts and built a Coconut Kingdom Ellsworth Toohey

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robot Robo-party clown ignores Asimov's first law of robotics Jason Weisberger

History How a raunchy love charm became an innocent nursery rhyme Ellsworth Toohey

History The Army told Hershey to make a chocolate bar that tasted bad Ellsworth Toohey

law AI beat law professors in 75% of blind matchups, Stanford finds Ellsworth Toohey

prices Trump's war in Iran cancels summer vacation Jason Weisberger

ambush that failed Nancy Pelosi has no time for Mike Lindell's hallway goblins Jason Weisberger

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

tesla Tesla FSD is so good its trainers won't ride in it Jason Weisberger

Games Retro Pokémon-inspired indie game looks very cool, but not long for this world Grant St. Clair

Games Until Dawn gets a surprise sequel announcement Grant St. Clair

Comic Books Mike Mignola throws Uri Tupka to the devils Gareth Branwyn

tech The E Ink device that keeps you on schedule without the rabbit hole Séamus Bellamy

Science Scientists use yeast from body of Ötzi the Iceman to make "very very good" sourdough Gail Sherman

top talent "Tiny Grandma" brings joy to the world Jennifer Sandlin