lovecraftian horrors Mysterious hole appears in the floor of a 175-year-old New England house, attempting to swallow the owner Thom Dunn

Audio Pouring water down a 165 foot well sounds surprisingly odd David Pescovitz

music What does a rock sound like when it's shaped into an instrument? Popkin

AI After 3.5 trillion guesses, a forgotten $400k Bitcoin wallet finally opened Ellsworth Toohey

animation This 1980 Czech animation is circles all the way down Popkin

Science What if your calendar ran on a worm that splits itself in half? Ellsworth Toohey

books Orwell predicted the AI slop novel in 1949 Ellsworth Toohey

books Asimov's 1980 review of 1984 called Orwell scientifically ignorant Ellsworth Toohey

crime Murder charge for quadruple amputee cornhole champion Rob Beschizza

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

politics Judge cites Orwell's 1984, orders Trump to restore slavery exhibit Ellsworth Toohey

adorable animals "Babe, wake up, new panda rat just dropped!": Meet the Northern Luzon Cloud Rat Jennifer Sandlin

detention centers ICE finds $70 million for a warehouse, still can't find the Constitution Jason Weisberger

Cooking Keep a slide rule in your kitchen drawer for scaling recipes Ellsworth Toohey

law Judge: "plugging in a microwave" doesn't turn room into a flat Rob Beschizza

science fiction From vibranium to unobtainium: the periodic table of made-up stuff Ellsworth Toohey

Happy Mutants "Gretapocalypse" is a Greta Thunberg-themed art car made from the "shredded remnants of the very tools of the American dream" Jennifer Sandlin

art These kinetic sculptures feature mundane, sad, beautiful, and desperate human movements on endless loop Jennifer Sandlin

News Police chief's botched newspaper raid costs town $3M settlement after 98-year-old dies from raid stress Ellsworth Toohey

Games Fallout mod lets you explore post-apocalyptic California Grant St. Clair