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Mozilla’s VPN is free, limited, and not really a VPN
Mozilla Firefox is rolling out a “free VPN” that promises to hide your IP and add a layer of privacy with zero effort.
 • Jason Weisberger
Grandpa Pudding Brains invokes Pearl Harbor like it’s a punchline
Yes, the president of the United States just compared his own surprise attack to the one that killed 2,403 Americans and treated it like a clever aside.
 • Jason Weisberger
These off-brand Pikachu rides are terrifying
Unlicensed Pikachu coin-operated rides have been showing up outside shops and malls across Asia and occasionally the U.S.
 • Popkin
Nazi salutes now just “free speech,” say very upset College Republicans
A University of Florida College Republicans chapter was shut down after members were photographed giving Nazi salutes.
 • Jason Weisberger
Why you can’t sleep the first night in a new place
If you’ve ever traveled, you know that your first night in a new bed is often a sleepless one.
 • Séamus Bellamy
5-inch hail from supercell thunderstorm devastates Illinois
On March 10, 2026, a powerful supercell thunderstorm in Kankakee, Illinois, produced extremely large hail.
 • Popkin
Navy probes whether exhausted sailors set fire to $13B warship to go home
When the best theory is that sailors tried to burn their way off the mission, maybe the problem isn’t the sailors.
 • Jason Weisberger
Dept. of Education quietly yanks Charlie Kirk banner after people notice it exists
For a brief and disgusting moment, the U.S.
 • Jason Weisberger
Trump campaign uses fallen soldiers’ remains as merch-adjacent content after families asked for privacy
At the request of families, a recent dignified transfer ceremony for fallen U.S.
 • Jason Weisberger
Gameboy-like gadget with a rotating display
Ambernic makes cute portable retrogaming handhelds, and its latest design is turning heads.
 • Rob Beschizza
Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer brings back cavalcade of fan-favorite characters
Nine years.
 • Grant St. Clair
Yakuza is getting another live-action adaptation, because the third time has to be the charm
Given how much the Yakuza game series borrows from classic yakuza film, to then turn around and make a film adaptation of that feels a little like a…
 • Grant St. Clair
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