History Weird History looks back at the year 1980 Andrea James

star wars Watch this once-lost 'Empire Strikes Back' doc-film from 1980 Rusty Blazenhoff

art Meet Betsy, the 30-foot spiny lobster guarding the Florida Keys Popkin

Steaming box Sideload Lode Runner onto your Roku Jason Weisberger

the shadowy world of a car that does not exist Knight Rider car never leaves museum but keeps getting tickets Rob Beschizza

politics Starbucks Korea chief apologizes for massacre-themed marketing promotion Rob Beschizza

websites Make your own futuristic computer logo with the Sinclair-o-Matic Rob Beschizza

maps K6 Project maps Britain's red telephone boxes Rob Beschizza

china China secretly trained Russian troops, and some have since fought in Ukraine Séamus Bellamy

crime Man who stole a coworker's identity for 30 years had his victim jailed Ellsworth Toohey

anger management Why is Grandpa Pudding Brains so grumpy today? Jason Weisberger

Design awards charmed by Kodak's $35 Charmera Rob Beschizza

Science No one knows why dark side of Venus has a faint glow Ellsworth Toohey

Games Did you know there was a bad Double Dragon comic book? Rob Beschizza

Games Atari buys rights to RPG classic Wizardry Rob Beschizza

photography Remember when digital cameras stored photos on floppy disks? Jason Weisberger

aliens Aliens or Rohypnol? Goldie Hawn describes extraterrestrial encounter Jason Weisberger

cuisine Costco hot dog combo stays at $1.50, and now you can have a bottle of water with it Rob Beschizza

animation This 1980 Czech animation is circles all the way down Popkin

Games Play Zork while reading the 1980 code that makes it work Ellsworth Toohey