books Get hip to teenage antics and terms with this handy guide David Pescovitz

Weird Tiny conspiracy notes keep turning up inside sealed groceries in Pennsylvania Ellsworth Toohey

art Someone left mysterious symbol-filled booklets in a London bookshop Ellsworth Toohey

design "This page intentionally left blank" has a 500-year history Ellsworth Toohey

puzzles Desert crossing puzzle: the minimum fuel problem Mark Frauenfelder

communism "The flour tastes like acid." Cuba cuts daily bread rations amid food shortage crisis Ellsworth Toohey

music "White Trash Wins Lotto," an insane and insanely clever musical about Axl Rose, now available for free download Ruben Bolling

halloween Usher in Halloween vibes with this dramatic reading of classic Chick Tract "The Trick" Jennifer Sandlin

tabletop gaming What's new in tabletop gaming for August, 2023 Gareth Branwyn

lego Internet Archive hosts a treasure trove of lost Lego-building instruction booklets Jennifer Sandlin

bullying Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer's legacy Elías Villoro

evangelicals Chick tracts artist Fred Carter has died Gareth Branwyn

mike huckabee Mike Huckabee pitches "Free Trump gift for kids" which requires agreement to automatic credit card charges Mark Frauenfelder

novelties A sampling of unusual novelties from the 1937 Johnson Smith Catalog Mark Frauenfelder

films 13-minute mini-doc on the cult of the Criterion Collection Gareth Branwyn

tabletop gaming Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2020 Gareth Branwyn

star wars LEGO Art announces new posters: Warhol, Beatles, Iron Man, and Star Wars sets Andrea James

movies Review of Criterion Collection's "Crumb" and "Ghost World" DVDs Mark Frauenfelder

Business Amazon's plan for traffic deaths from same-day delivery: deflect blame to anonymous subcontractors Cory Doctorow

makers Complete instructions for making a replica of the Minivac 601 educational computer kit Mark Frauenfelder