wonderful creatures Watch this dog going absolutely wild for a ball Jennifer Sandlin

video games Someone made a custom GameCube controller with literal balls Thom Dunn

documentary New documentary revisits infamous 'Balloon Boy' hoax after 15 years Ellsworth Toohey

Comic Books Mike Mignola returns to Lands Unknown in "Uri Tupka and the Gods" Gareth Branwyn

retrocomputing Demoscene effects recreated in Javascript Rob Beschizza

gadgets Retrospective of the Bic Cristal pen Rob Beschizza

Mel Brooks finally gets around to making a Spaceballs sequel Jason Weisberger

trailers Jared Harris returns in Foundation S3 trailer – Release date revealed Séamus Bellamy

sports Competitive snowball fighting requires 90 snowballs, helmets, and strict rules (video) Popkin

los angeles LAPD officer declares he is shooting a protester because he feels like it Jason Weisberger

art The marble monument that honors the only person struck by a meteorite Popkin

politics South Korea's K-pop-blaring loudspeakers turned off Rob Beschizza

wildlife Beyond the looks: The amazing world of of the eerie-looking aye-eye and other "repulsive" creatures Ellsworth Toohey

AI Big Mouth Billy Bass now talks back with AI Gail Sherman

websites Online archive of vintage computer manuals Rob Beschizza

books If you like steampunk on a train, this is your book Jason Weisberger

Business Inside American Apparel's toxic workplace culture: Netflix trailer Ellsworth Toohey

literature Why cosmic dread is making a comeback — the best H.P. Lovecraft books Ellsworth Toohey

toronto Guillermo del Toro bringing horror film festival to Toronto Séamus Bellamy

Art and Design Drawings of bizarre and violent kids' games from 1657 Mark Frauenfelder