happy mutants A Haunted Mansion "Tightrope Girl" dress Cory Doctorow

law Beaver-branded Buc-ee's targets cartoon animal logos in lawsuit spree Rob Beschizza

ice New Google Map tracks proposed ICE warehouse locations across the United States Jennifer Sandlin

politics Check out this big, beautiful billboard depicting Trump as "Swamp King" Jennifer Sandlin

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absolute units Why is this salamander called a "hellbender?" You might regret knowing the answer Jennifer Sandlin

astronomy A nice asteroid, 69 alligators long, passed by the Earth this week Thom Dunn

Lenten delicacies Church-approved "non-meats" to eat during Lent: alligator, turtle, snake, capybara, beaver, muskrat, puffin Jennifer Sandlin

books A Cajun Night Before Christmas turns 50 Jennifer Sandlin

cartoons Face Like A Frog is a surreal, psychedelic cartoon by Sesame Street cartoonist Sally Cruikshank Popkin

Vintage Weird The Johnson Smith Novelty catalog offered 600 jam-packed pages of vintage weirdness Mark Frauenfelder

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aliigators An alligator attacks its handler at a child's birthday party Carla Sinclair

california Where unsold items end up after Oakland's huge White Elephant Sale Rusty Blazenhoff

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

mistakes Woman drowns after petting alligator Rob Beschizza

music Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, RIP David Pescovitz

islamophobia Man who created islamophobic children's book with Pepe the frog ordered by court to give profits to Muslim charity Mark Frauenfelder

News Halt and Catch Fire: The Most Relevant Show on Television is Set in the 80s Maureen Herman