Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I had a sinking feeling that something wasn’t right when my late father left me a house I’d never even heard of. But then I found a woman living in it—claiming it as her own—and everything I thought I knew was shattered by what she revealed. Pulling my coat tighter around me and quickening my…

Leaked audio of President Joe Biden’s 2023 interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur has sparked renewed concerns about his mental acuity. The audio reveals Biden struggling with memory lapses, such as forgetting key dates, including when he left office as vice president and the year his son Beau passed away. His responses were slow, with…

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has faced backlash for breaking Vatican protocol during a meeting with Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected and first American-born pope. Just weeks earlier, Vance had already stirred controversy by taking a photo inside the Sistine Chapel, where photography is banned. During the May 18 meeting with the pope, Vance…

First and foremost: we don’t think wild animals belong in zoos. Chimpanzees, for example, should be allowed to live their lives in freedom. No matter how much space they have to move about and no matter how well they’re taken care of, they’re still better off in the wild. Having said that, we couldn’t help…

The tragic death of 8-year-old Joshua Dunbar, who suffocated after inhaling helium from a birthday balloon, has left his family devastated. On April 27, 2024, Joshua was found unresponsive in his room with a helium-filled number eight balloon over his head. Despite attempts to revive him, he passed away. The coroner confirmed his death was…

Several top physicians and medical experts have expressed astonishment that former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer was not found much sooner. Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, according to a statement from his personal office on Sunday.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has faced backlash for breaking Vatican protocol during a meeting with Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected and first American-born pope. Just weeks earlier, Vance had already stirred controversy by taking a photo inside the Sistine Chapel, where photography is banned. During the May 18 meeting with the pope, Vance…

A human leg bone was found on May 14 just 0.3 miles from Taylor Swift’s mansion in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, sparking public concern over a possible serial killer in New England. Police collected the remains and sent them to the medical examiner, though they currently say no foul play is suspected. The discovery is…

A recent photo of Tom Cruise and Aussie reporter Richard Wilkins from a London press event has gone viral—not because of the movie they were promoting, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, but due to a noticeable height difference. Wilkins, who is 6’2″ (1.88m), appears much taller than Cruise, who is reportedly 5’6″ (1.7m). Fans…