china Rich people paying $136K per pound for sex mushrooms grown from dead moths Ellsworth Toohey

conservatives Judge orders Huntington Beach to add more democracy to its democracy Jason Weisberger

water Forget about gas prices and start worrying about water Séamus Bellamy

politics The easiest way to sink Trump: hitting billionaires' portfolios by reducing your spending on technology Ellsworth Toohey

health Corpse fat injections cost $100,000 for the wealthy Séamus Bellamy

obituaries Erich von Däniken, who claimed aliens built the pyramids, dead at 90 Ellsworth Toohey

mistakes CSAM on X is a choice, says politician who wanted to ban web browsers over anonymous porn Rob Beschizza

canada The number of countries issuing travel warnings about the U.S. is growing Séamus Bellamy

social media Why unhinged lifehacks are on the rise Ellsworth Toohey

literature 10,000 historical children's books free to explore in digital archive Ellsworth Toohey

death America's rich die sooner than Europe's poor Séamus Bellamy

politics Young men love Andrew Tate because far-right destroyed every support system they had Ellsworth Toohey

Business Ex-Amazon VP explains why rich a-holes with helicopters and personal assistants don't get why you hate your commute Ellsworth Toohey

ireland Newly discovered fungal zombie spiders named for Sir David Attenborough Thom Dunn

politics Vivek Ramaswamy out at "DOGE" Rob Beschizza

youtube Mr Beast sued over "culture of misogyny and sexism" in workplace Rob Beschizza

trees Poison used to kill view-blocking trees may have poisoned beach below—and the sea Thom Dunn

economics The Hobbit economy not bucolic utopia but tenant farming and ostentatious displays of clan wealth Rob Beschizza

Business Read Steve Albini's famous essay on the music industry's problems Thom Dunn

class action lawsuits Lawsuit exposes Hermès's snobbery and allegedly illegal sales tactics Mark Frauenfelder