design Why snake-like "crinkle-crankle" walls are engineering genius Popkin

video Watching ivy peel off a brick wall is more fun than expected Popkin

architecture The ingenuity of the 'ha-ha' Miss Cellania

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

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

privacy When Meta, Google, and Apple agree on "privacy," watch your wallet Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Muxcard: a portable computer the size and thickness of a credit card Rob Beschizza

cute Enclose.horse is a daily puzzle game about keeping a tiny horse penned in Gail Sherman

movies Critics like being in the Backrooms Rob Beschizza

cats Louis Wain cat paintings found in dumpster Rob Beschizza

crime Google employee charged with fraud after winning $1.2m on Polymarket Rob Beschizza

spacex The most alarming parts of Elon Musk's SpaceX filing, ranked Jason Weisberger

Technology OpenAI needs a 26x revenue increase to justify its buildout Ellsworth Toohey

antiques Why are these antique pipes shaped like human hands? Popkin

Are AI-written "slop grenades" filling your comms? Rob Beschizza

crime Reporter carjacked on live TV Rob Beschizza

Idahohoho Small potatoes: Oregon county backs away from Greater Idaho fantasy Jason Weisberger

china Would you spend $650,000 to ride a transforming mecha? Séamus Bellamy

streaming Plex lifetime pass is jumping from $250 to $750 in July Séamus Bellamy

Games Darksiders remaster costs PlayStation players $10, Xbox gets it free Grant St. Clair