COVID-19 Catholics have more fun: baptism by squirt gun Matt Maranian

deaths Horror manga pioneer Kazuo Umezu dead at 88 Rob Beschizza

crime Pastor arrested after trying to push man's head into deep fryer at MacDonald's Rob Beschizza

Pope authorizes blessings of same-sex unions Rob Beschizza

art Why are there UFOs in many Renaissance paintings? David Pescovitz

religion Survey reveals the numbers of Christian Nationalists Elías Villoro

catholic church Priest accidentally invalidates thousands of baptisms by using the wrong pronouns Thom Dunn

nazis How one woman took on Wikipedia's Nazi fancruft Rob Beschizza

Excellent auditory illusion: "Bart Simpson bouncing" or "lactating piracy?" Mark Frauenfelder

TV shows A witch reviews the third season of "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" and talks about what the show gets right and wrong Gareth Branwyn

bad ideas Amazon no longer selling child's T-shirt that says "Daddy's Little Slut" Mark Frauenfelder

blackjack and hookers Baptist minister who praised nightclub shootings resigns after great night out Rob Beschizza

News Russia: Nearly nude Putin dips in icy pool to celebrate Orthodox Epiphany in manly-man tradition Xeni Jardin

religion Two people drowned in river baptisms David Pescovitz

california Native Californian mother and son's 600 mile "Walk for Ancestors" Jason Weisberger

bigots Some Mormons angry at church plans to shun children of gay parents Rob Beschizza

diana Photoshop of Lady Diana with Princess Charlotte Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Satanists, teen coders, and robot cars hit Silicon Valley [s1e6] K.M. McFarland