offworld Explore a mysterious hard drive and reconstruct a broken world Laura Hudson

politics "Cronyism in couture": Vanity Fair publishes brilliant new portraits, capturing the "hideousness of this administration" Jennifer Sandlin

travel This massive grain elevator appears to shrink as you drive closer Ellsworth Toohey

politics Xungeons & Xragons: Elon wants to buy Hasbro and do to the game what he did to Twitter Rob Beschizza

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

donald trump Trump derailed by Cheerios at press conference: "I'm going to take some of them back to my cottage and have a lot of fun"  Ellsworth Toohey

graphic novels New graphic novel adaptation of "The Road" Thom Dunn

twitter Twitter users will no longer be able to hide their blue checks Rob Beschizza

performance art MSCHF's latest project is "Rat Chat," where you can name their office rat for a mere three dollars Jennifer Sandlin

vanity plates DEZNUUTZ, 2HI, VENMO, and 3,000 other vanity license plates rejected by New York's DMV David Pescovitz

fun "This site will self-destruct" finally self-destructs after no-one signs guestbook for 24 hours Rob Beschizza

music Listen to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' entire "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" made with the sounds of Donkey Kong Country David Pescovitz

maga QAnon hero who inspired "Sound of Freedom" accused of sexually assaulting five women Mark Frauenfelder

gadgets HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

illusions Watch these new videos for the 2023 Best Illusion of the Year Contest Mark Frauenfelder

bay area Surveillance reveals customer's dirty trick to discredit boba tea shop by putting lint in drink Mark Frauenfelder

art False Face celabrates masks from across the globe Popkin

pollution Influencer pollutes Grand Canyon with golf balls and club Jennifer Sandlin

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn