TC Sottek

As originally reported by The Daily Princetonian and The Atlantic, Princeton University just decided to end a 133-year tradition of professors leaving the room when students are taking exams.

Google just introduced new 3D emoji which are causing quite a stir in our newsroom. (Early reviews from our staff aren’t great.)

Back in 2019 we covered the censorship that was hurting the sex toy industry. One of the offenders was Kickstarter, which later changed its ways and became more welcoming.

You play as Donald Trump in the new web game Epic Furious: Strait to Hell. I lost my first run within 90 seconds by trying to hold hands with Melania. Oops. I got a GAME OVER — yes, in all-caps.

This invention from Pablo Rochat made me cackle out loud. It’s a tripod deployed from his arms that reminds us of the chair pants from Jury Duty and the trouser bench from Community. Would anyone use this? Should anyone? You decide.

Alex Karp has Palantir; Palmer Luckey has Anduril; Peter Thiel has Mithril Capital. Together they’re like a Silicon Valley axis of cursed Lord Of The Rings references. Sons and daughters of actual Earth: hold your ground! Hold your ground!

We just flew around the Moon, which remains an incredible feat for human beings. On this planet, I’m really psyched to print and frame the official NASA posters for the Artemis II mission. And because they’re public works you can get them for free. What a great use of taxes.

Okay: almost nobody wants a year-end “wrapped” for most things we do — food delivery, subscriptions, you name it. It’d be too embarrassing to look into that mirror. But this one seems legitimately useful to help Americans understand how their taxes are being spent. Enter Tax Wrapped, from Riley Walz. Find out how much of your money is going to health, war, and more.

We love a good space mission patch and this one worn by the Navy rescue team is top-tier. You can check out more photos from the Artemis II splashdown from NASA right here.