Giant Cicadas

A seven-foot cicada sprays flame across the Emergence Festival banner in Founders' Square as firefighters and panicked attendees respond to the insect's arrival.

Local

Giant Cicadas Emerge on Schedule; Festival Organizers Report Strong Turnout, Weaker Return

Quarter-century tradition returns to Gnu with parade, craft vendors, and a revised headcount procedure

By Claire Beaulieu · Oct 30, 2026

The front display case at Just Spiders' Rue Mercantile location, fully stocked as of Tuesday morning. Management notes the case will look different by the time you read this.

Just Spiders Has What You Need — And It Is Spiders

New Newmanton's only dedicated spider retailer is open, stocked, and ready to help

Paid Partnership with Just Spiders · May 22, 2026

Just Spiders is open for business. Spiders. Just Spiders.

Just Spiders Is Still Open, Still Selling, and Would Like to Clarify a Few Things

New Newmanton's premier arachnid wholesaler addresses recent community questions and announces a limited-time discount on select Australian inventory

Paid Partnership with Just Spiders · Jun 8, 2026

A family with a shared annual income of $235k in Gnu's Merchants Heights district observes Sunday dinner protocol as the father prepares to carve, having exhausted the poultry portion of their weekly protein allocation.

Local

Middle-Class Households Now Source Protein From Cockroaches, Less Capable Rats, and Each Other, Bureau Finds

Commonwealth Bureau of Household Nutrition calls results 'a balanced plate'; Rat Coalition stresses that none of the consumed rats were members

By Claire Beaulieu · Oct 24, 2026

A plywood panel covers the front window of a home on Elm Street in Gnu on Tuesday, shortly after the Thiel family's arrival.

Local

Residents Enter Crawlspaces, Root Cellars as Thiel Family Arrives for 12-Day Stay

Tourism Bureau welcomes 'a valued repeat visitor and his loved ones'; school board declares 'Reduced Visibility Period'

By Margaret Huang · Sep 29, 2026

The Third Street sinkhole as seen from the eastern perimeter on a recent morning, approximately 40 feet across and of a depth that remains officially unconfirmed.

Opinion

I Have Been Talking to the Bacteria and They Are Doing Fine, Actually

A dispatch from the feed, day seventeen. Or twenty-two. The number keeps changing but the bacteria are consistent.

By Wren Hollister · May 22, 2026

Two Gnu Police Detectives Attempting to Decipher the Motive and Relationship to Flags of the 'Flag Day Killer'. The killer struck for the fifth time on Tuesday, marking the fifth consecutive non-Flag Day killing thus far.

Local

Flag Day Killer Strikes for Fifth Time; Commission Unable to Identify Motive, Theme, or Relation to Flags

Public Safety Commission advises residents to avoid 'flags or anything flag-shaped' following incident investigators describe as 'not inconsistent with prior incidents'

By Claire Beaulieu · Jun 11, 2026

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Giant Cicadas

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