Study: Playing Dungeons & Dragons helps autistic players in social interactions, self-identity. "I can make a character quite different from how I interact with people in real life."

Ars Technica

Study: Playing Dungeons & Dragons helps autistic players in social interactions

I can make a character quite different from how I interact with people in real life."

Lovely obituary for Steve Silberman... He wrote about the developmental condition in “NeuroTribes,” a 2015 bestseller that promoted understanding and acceptance of people who think differently. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/09/04/steve-silberman-dead-neurotribes/

Francis Scott Key Estate Sends Cease-And-Desist To Trump For Playing ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ At Rally [SATIRE]

The Onion

Francis Scott Key Estate Sends Cease-And-Desist To Trump For Playing ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ At Rally

BALTIMORE—Threatening significant legal consequences if the campaign failed to heed its warnings, the Francis Scott Key estate sent a cease-and-d...

Blood puddles, mold, tainted meat, bugs: Boar’s Head inspections are horrifying

Ars Technica

Blood puddles, mold, tainted meat, bugs: Boar’s Head inspections are horrifying

The USDA recorded 69 violations in a year. So far, 9 people have died in the outbreak.

Five more dead in record-breaking outbreak linked to Boar’s Head meats

Ars Technica

Massive nationwide meat-linked outbreak kills 5 more, now largest since 2011

CDC implores consumers to check their fridges for the recalled meats.

A Dolphin That Has Been Biting People May Just Be Friendly

Scientific American

A Dolphin That Has Been Biting People May Just Be Friendly

Dolphin ecologist Tadamichi Morisaka discusses common dolphin behaviors that could explain instances of the animals biting people in Japan