horror Doc Copper's nose ring in The Thing was the actor's own idea Ellsworth Toohey

video games Hilarious 1982 CBS report on Boston's zoning fight over video games Andrea James

retrocomputing ZX Spectrum basic interpreter remade from scratch on the web Rob Beschizza

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

law Sex offender coached kids with clickwrap waiver which didn't mention it Rob Beschizza

top talent Young@Heart Chorus delivers stellar concert filled with political and protest music for these challenging times Jennifer Sandlin

art Someone left mysterious symbol-filled booklets in a London bookshop Ellsworth Toohey

politics Megachurch pastor who abused 12-year-old is free after 6 months in jail Rob Beschizza

music Vintage microcassette recorders great for authentic tape effects Rob Beschizza

"Cartoon Villain" Kyrsten Sinema, working "hand in glove with the Trump administration," bullies Arizona city to embrace AI data center Jennifer Sandlin

politics Microsoft refuses to comment on ICE using Halo imagery to recruit Grant St. Clair

books New book documents the golden age of zine publishing from 1982 – 1998 Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Meet the man who inspired the creation of Homer Simpson Ruben Bolling

retrocomputing 10 PRINT: a book about a one-line Commodore 64 BASIC program Rob Beschizza

art Movie poster legend Renato Casaro dead at 89 Rob Beschizza

politics Electronic Arts sold to Saudi Arabia in $55bn deal Rob Beschizza

lies Take two Tylenol, hope Trump goes away in the morning Jason Weisberger

literature "If you were to recite a single page, dogs would drop dead" — a review of the most boring book in the world Mark Frauenfelder

music The Compact Disc is 43 years old Rob Beschizza

Games Play a text adventure 40 years in the making Rob Beschizza