colonialism There are only two US states where it's legal to own the ocean Thom Dunn

child abuse "God, The Rod, and Your Child's Bod" is somehow worse than it sounds Thom Dunn

law Company that tried to pay settlement with 3 tons of coins ordered to cut a check instead—and to pay $8k more for the coins nonsense Rob Beschizza

music What happens when you use music reviews as prompts for AI generated music? Thom Dunn

mistakes Twitter running shady undisclosed ads that look an awful lot like those new unheadlined link previews Rob Beschizza

trump Rudy Giuliani sued by his lawyer, who didn't get paid Rob Beschizza

UFOs US Congress kicks off public UFO hearings today (Watch live here!) David Pescovitz

donald trump Ron DeSantis campaign uses fake AI-created photos of Donald Trump hugging and kissing Dr. Fauci (video) Carla Sinclair

Journalism Mehdi Hasan shatters Matt Taibbi's credibility in brutal MSNBC interview Mark Frauenfelder

politics Even Republicans hate Tucker Carlson's latest conspiracy theory Rob Beschizza

AI 2Dumb2Destroy is a new AI ChatBot trained on the dumbest dudebros imaginable Thom Dunn

Science Man gets pedicure from a flesh eating crab Popkin

scams Pearl parties: The multi-level marketing scam that just won't die Jennifer Sandlin

cults "Good Cult" podcast explores the Lifespring movement Jennifer Sandlin

lawsuits Hot sauce maker Texas Pete being sued for not being Texan Jennifer Sandlin

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

movies The trailer for the Weird Al movie is here Devin Nealy

fox It's likely Fox's legal department forced Kilmeade to tweet a "clarification" about the defamatory doctored photo of FBI judge Mark Frauenfelder

larping Ohioans critique the Polish LARPers who recreated an "American 4th of July in Ohio" Jennifer Sandlin

books LitHub essay on plagiarism removed due to plagiarism Thom Dunn