science fiction Berlin! Catch me tonight at Otherland books at 8PM (Houston, here I come!) Cory Doctorow

adorable animals "Longbois devouring watermelon" is my new favorite animal ASMR genre! Jennifer Sandlin

silly Oscar Mayer's Wienie 500: hot dogs hit the track Jason Weisberger

politics Man who bankrupted casino discovers arts need funding Ellsworth Toohey

music Death Grips "Exmilitary," with Jane's Addiction, Bowie, and Manson samples, sees official (maybe?) vinyl reissue Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

politics CEO of toy giant Mattel says company will raise prices to deal with tariffs Rob Beschizza

elon musk Surprise! 11 million Europeans ditch Elon's garbage fire platform Ellsworth Toohey

trump slump As stocks tumble, so does Trump — to his lowest approval rating so far this term Carla Sinclair

fascism DOJ's menacing letter to med journals "a chill down the spine of scientists" Jennifer Sandlin

jewish The Ten Commandments featuring music by the Flaming Lips and Los Lobos David Pescovitz

science fiction Sotheby's auctions artifacts from Lynch's Dune and other SF oddities Rob Beschizza

Science The Incredible Shrinking Man would need to eat his body weight daily just to survive Ellsworth Toohey

art Salvage dealer bought $12 drawing that is likely a Renoir worth, um, quite a bit more (video) Allan Rose Hill

Trump 2.0 As if security breach wasn't enough — 4 U.S. missing soldiers found dead in Lithuania [UPDATE] Carla Sinclair

dogs Dachshund parade claims world record Gail Sherman

art Look at this adorable AF mouse-sized record store Popkin

Cooking How to Sous Vide wieners with a condom Thom Dunn

archaeology Skeleton of woman found wrapped in chains for a surprising reason Allan Rose Hill

COVID-19 Thanks to norovirus, there's a whole lotta poopin' goin' on Jennifer Sandlin

politics Argentina's president shows true free market spirit by helping scammers steal $87 million from his followers Ellsworth Toohey