A comic book store in Iowa is having issues with smelly customers, and they’re doing something about it. It’s not a stereotype if it’s true…

Here’s a detailed breakdown of the recent guilty charges former President Donald Trump was given on 34 felony counts. If you really didn’t follow the trial, this explains everything in less than 30 minutes.

Matt Eddy, the father of a high school graduate at Baraboo High School in Wisconsin, rushed the stage at graduation to prevent the school’s black superintendent from shaking his daughter’s hand. This is the same school where a group of white students gave a Nazi salute and then claimed they didn’t mean it like that or some other bullshit.

Patrick Rhone: A reminder that a wealth of data from political scientists will tell you… 1) There are no “undecideds” or “independents” in significant enough numbers to matter. 2) Debates have next to no effect on people’s vote. 3) This is a pie eating contest. Pick your side, eat the pie.

Uncle Ed, Uncle John, Katie, and Dad

The worst thing an umpire can do is teach fans their name. Finally, Angel Hernandez has left the game. He was absolutely horrific. I’m glad he’s gone.

“You aren’t famous. Anything you do or create will probably receive little to no attention, so stop optimizing for a non-existent audience and instead focus on what makes you enjoy the activity.” Excellent advice. The rest is pretty good, too.

Sasha Chapin has created a wonderful list of fifty things he knows about himself and the world. It is full of little notes and observations. I highly recommend reading through them.

It’s good to remember what the “memorial” in Memorial Stadium means. Let’s never forget.

Randy Rainbow’s tour is on a break, so he’s back home making new videos. The political satirist channels Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” in a perfect takedown of Trump.

James Hoffman, in a delightful video, explains what goes into a great cup of coffee.

One of the only reasons I still check Twitter is because of the curated set of Lists I have to follow my various interests. I subscribe to lists focused on favorite sports teams, one for local news, one for entertainment news, and a couple of others. The old Tweetedeck (RIP) was amazing at handling lists. The best alternative to Twitter, Threads, just created a user experience similar to Tweetdeck, but it’s missing the one thing I want… Lists. Let me add accounts to a list with a chronological timeline.

Francis Ford Coppola’s _Megalopolis_ trailer looks epic, weird, and mind-bendy. I have no idea what’s going on. Is that good?

OpenAI introduced GPT-4o to the world, and it is flat-out amazing. I was amazed at how the voice was totally conversational and fun—it could even sing! I believe this is another revolutionary moment in the world of tech. The presentation reminded me a lot of Steve Jobs unveiling the iPhone, but in a more relaxed and interactive way. Shades of Her, too.

Tiago Forte has some lessons on how to create more and consume less. I’m currently failing at this, so this is good information.

I’m a huge fan of Collective Soul, and this wide-ranging interview is great. I learned so much. RELATED: This concert is so good.

About ten minutes into the College of Nursing graduation ceremony at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, the woman announcing the new graduates’ names was replaced. Why? Because she was mispronouncing their names in a comical way. Of course, it went viral.

It was basically a real-world Key and Peele sketch.

The untimely death of Steve Albini led me to find the best recording session he ever did (yes, better than the Nirvana one). His magic touch takes Cheap Trick _In Color_ and makes it shine with rawness and energy. Take a listen.

Zulie Rane writes and works at Medium, and she pushes the product with intelligence and meaning. I really like her unsolicited advice about writing in general: “You never know who’s watching—and who’s hiring. Medium gives you a wonderful platform to write like they’re watching.” I need to write more on Medium.

Bill Simmons gets a tour of Eddie Vedder’s impressive baseball collection in the band’s home away from home. There is too much Cubs stuff, but I get it.