picks El Cajon police say unarmed black man pointed vape at officer before he was shot to death Xeni Jardin

History How a businessman's hunch became New Age gospel Ellsworth Toohey

Science A 1946 plan to feed a billion people with sawdust Ellsworth Toohey

GM's shiny tomorrow came with a very dark underside Jason Weisberger

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

mistakes Three months' prison for woman who claimed her astronaut wife accessed bank account from space Rob Beschizza

Weird Bubble wrap was invented to be 3D wallpaper Popkin

Comics Al Jaffee's legendary Mad Christmas toy feature Ruben Bolling

Food Marilyn Hagerty, viral Olive Garden reviewer, dies at 99 Ellsworth Toohey

Science Common sweetener linked to brain vessel damage, stroke risk Jennifer Sandlin

illustration The 19th century pufferfish art of Joseph Drayton and Alfred Agate Popkin

World War II How Polish professors let infected lice feed on them to avoid concentration camps in WWII Ellsworth Toohey

art Films, books and artwork entering the public domain in 2025 Rob Beschizza

deaths World's oldest man dead at 112 Rob Beschizza

science fiction Free Galaxy magazine archive: 356 classic sci-fi issues now online Mark Frauenfelder

pop-ups Rainforest Café fans: don't miss this Empire State Building pop-up Jennifer Sandlin

art Mad Magazine at the Norman Rockwell Museum Ruben Bolling

Rare photos of uncontacted tribe now threatened by logging companies Allan Rose Hill

brazil Remote Brazilian tribe gets internet, porn addiction Natalie Dressed

cannibals University cafeteria officially named after killer cannibal David Pescovitz