mental illness The bizarre mystery of "prairie madness" Jennifer Sandlin

1900s The Infernal Cave is a stencil-colored film about Satan from 1905 Popkin

Vintage Weird Watch a colorized version of this 1907 film about a grotesque pig in gentleman's clothing who interrupts a young woman's picnic Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Incredible restored video of Tokyo from 1913-1915 Mark Frauenfelder

san francisco Restored film of San Francisco's Market Street four days before 1906 quake Mark Frauenfelder

elderly Incredible footage from 1929 of old folks born in the 1800s Rusty Blazenhoff

Science Early 1900s Thermocap hair loss device looks like sci-fi medical tech gone wrong Popkin

texas Watch the Attwater's prairie chicken do his mating dance (he's really going for it) Jennifer Sandlin

politics Watch Puerto Rican Sign Language interpreter Celimar Rivera Cosme absolutely crush it at the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show Jennifer Sandlin

History Thus spake whippersnapper: kids using old-timey terms again Rob Beschizza

books A new biography of the novelist who exposed the Sicilian mafia Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Introduce kids to Montessori-inspired screentime with Pok Pok for 76% off Boing Boing's Shop

travel In Bangkok, you can visit the beautiful Chao Mae Tuptim Shrine aka the "Penis Shrine" Popkin

museum Discover the retro electric cars hidden in an Arizona Powerhouse Popkin

art Before Instagram: A famous painter's miniature photo souvenirs Popkin

Funny The bizarre 1903 film that turned cheese mites into movie stars Popkin

Weird The erotic séances that scandalized 1920s spiritualism Popkin

Games Former Yakuza devs announce time-traveling combat game for 2025 Grant St. Clair

Games Next Mafia game goes back to basics by rewinding to early 1900s Sicily Grant St. Clair

tech Watch a mesmerizing video of a chain link fence being made Popkin