china Chinese flag pictured on the moon Kevin Reome

disneyland Disney made clever Haunted Mansion stretching room merch Rusty Blazenhoff

muppets Jim Henson teaches kids how to make puppets (1969) Rusty Blazenhoff

Groovy Watch Janis Joplin and Tom Jones shake it to 'Raise Your Hand' in 1969 Rusty Blazenhoff

graphic novels An anti-boring book guide: six great gift picks Mark Frauenfelder

Food IHOP server fired after 13 years service for buying pancakes for hungry person Rob Beschizza

delightful creatures Lizard dramatically opens its mouth and climbs up man as if its going to attack — but nope, it's just an act (video) Carla Sinclair

Science There's a room-sized time capsule in Georgia that will be opened 6,098 years from now Ellsworth Toohey

crimes In newly-uncovered phone call Charles Manson admitted to murders in Mexico years before the L.A. killing spree Allan Rose Hill

AI I interviewed the AI ghost of a famous dead porn star Thom Dunn

hot wheels How Hot Wheels left Matchbox in the dust: A toy car tragedy Ellsworth Toohey

News 'Protector' Trump jokes about a woman getting 'the hell knocked out of her' when she gets home (video) Carla Sinclair

mistakes New Chinese nuclear sub sinks before leaving dock Rob Beschizza

History Retrospective about Compuserve and the pre-web Internet Rob Beschizza

History 1950s time capsule discovered in high school locker gap: a student's belongings preserved for decades Popkin

Forever Chemicals Teflon: Miracle invention or slow-acting poison? Why not both! Mark Frauenfelder

politics JD Vance: Sofa king weird Jason Weisberger

News Elon Musk triggered by Black comic book characters Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment Captain Kirk's original phaser and communicator on the auction block Ellsworth Toohey

NASA First tunnel found on Moon could be home for future space colonists Allan Rose Hill