Delightful Creatures Silly elephant seems to laugh at and mimic its more timid friend (video) Carla Sinclair

famous GIFs In praise of the office baboons Jennifer Sandlin

toys Obvious Plant presents new toy: "Please Do Not Sexualize Boldor" Jennifer Sandlin

insects Stickbug eggs are a visual delight Jennifer Sandlin

happy mutants I've been obsessed with the "Opossum Lady" for years Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures Gorilla caught on video very gently petting a wild groundhog Carla Sinclair

laugh out loud sketches Here's what happens when you forget to take mom's chicken out of the freezer (a 45-second comedy) Carla Sinclair

outsider music The music scene from Garden State but it's Wesley Willis Thom Dunn

tabloids Obama Public Enemy No.1 in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

clowns Check out this 1987 Ringling Bros. instructional video on how to be a clown Popkin

books Allie Brosh's follow-up to Hyperbole and a Half out this month Rob Beschizza

horror The Mind Thing, by Fredric Brown: excellent pulp-era science fiction Mark Frauenfelder

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson's daughter Christina on the new edition of her father's book, Ishtar Rising Mark Frauenfelder

elections Clown Car 2.0: Matt Taibbi on the Democratic nomination race Cory Doctorow

marketing Fried chicken chain offers 'Emotional Support Chicken' to ease holiday air travel Rusty Blazenhoff

biographies Edward Gorey's macabre tarot deck from 1966 Mark Dery

calendar A look at some quirky, and downright strange, 2019 calendars Rusty Blazenhoff

video Idiots and their kids almost become dinner on a wild animal preserve Andrea James

happy mutants Sara Varon's New Shoes: a kids' buddy story about the jungles of Guyana and redemption Cory Doctorow

dogs Dog unwilling to yield large stick Rob Beschizza