industrial revolution How England's most famous steeplejack brought down a chimney without a single explosive (video) Mark Frauenfelder
computers Local council in England to remove apostrophes from road signs because Computer Says No Rob Beschizza
music In 1964, two teens complained about "obscene" "Louie, Louie" lyrics to Indiana governor — 50 years later a reporter tracked them down and asked why Mark Frauenfelder
documentaries "Open Wide" tells the history of the "mewing" TikTok trend, through a deep dive into the controversial practice of orthotropics and its evangelists, John and Mike Mew Jennifer Sandlin
books Zena Sharman's "Queering Death" series tackles end of life care for LGBTQ+ people Elías Villoro
solidarity Snoop Dogg's solidarity with the WGA and questions about artists and streaming profits Elías Villoro
bbc BBC won't broadcast Attenborough episode on destruction of wildlife over fear of right-wing backlash Gareth Branwyn
What Elton John, Brad Pitt and Joe Biden have in common, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Comic Books After nearly 30 years, there's finally a new issue of Miracleman by Neil Gaiman Thom Dunn