snakes Large snake falls through ceiling, trashes home Xeni Jardin

War on the poor California city bans smoking and vaping in apartments Mark Frauenfelder

tableware How Fiesta tableware is made Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures Hypnotic school of young striped eel catfish Andrea James

sound Watch machines manipulate objects via soundscapes in "Dialogo" Andrea James

animation First-hand report on a pyramid scheme, charmingly animated Andrea James

maker Maker attempts making an unpickable lock Andrea James

Plant explorer Richard Evans Schultes' Amazonian Travels interactive map Roger Park

music Synchronic Cinema – a new podcast about film and music Mark Frauenfelder

moral panics Glue Sniffing: Big Trouble In A Small Tube (1960s PSA) Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures Cat defeats owner's attempt to cat-proof a Christmas tree Mark Frauenfelder

late stagecoach capitalism Why Kmart failed Mark Frauenfelder

petco Wanted: albino python thieves in Massachusetts Kevin Reome

film Watch a contaminated, radioactive video from Chernobyl Thom Dunn

howto Sarcastic weatherman explains how to brush snow off a car Rob Beschizza

Rock n Roll 8-minute biopic of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club bassist, Tina Weymouth Gareth Branwyn

art Watch 70 birds play guitar in Canada Thom Dunn

chess Celebrate New Year's Eve with a friendly game of chess Miss Cellania

animation Khai Dreams has a very 2020 video for "Good Advice" Andrea James

pranks Gingerbread monolith appears on San Francisco hilltop Gareth Branwyn