art The Haunted Snail Ride was the coolest looking amusement park ride of all time Popkin

books Katherine Dunn, author of "Geek Love," RIP David Pescovitz

art Visit automata around the world Popkin

Republicans MTG's tax-payer-funded revenge porn email blast may have been sent to children Jason Weisberger

NPR Rollercoaster malfunctions, leaving passengers suspended upside down for hours Mark Frauenfelder

rescues Cruise passengers helped search for woman who fell overboard on Sunday — and after 45 min she was rescued Carla Sinclair

nausea Huge waves batter Carnival cruise ship as it heads back to Charleston (video) Carla Sinclair

os mutantes Os Mutantes singer Rita Lee (1947-2023), RIP Mark Frauenfelder

ron desantis Watch DeSantis's bizarre bobblehead-like response to reporter's question Mark Frauenfelder

folk art The magical windmills of artist Vollis Simpson Popkin

germany This 1987 avant-garde carnival had a Keith Haring carousel, a Basquiat Ferris wheel, and it's coming back Rusty Blazenhoff

Tapir Talk Tapir falls into storm drain Jennifer Sandlin

car Stunt car jumps over a house at a carnival, circa 1920 Popkin

los angeles Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio to be Grand Marshal at Los Angeles carnival Rusty Blazenhoff

mardi gras "Yardi Gras" is still going strong in New Orleans Jennifer Sandlin

karens 'Karen' would like to see the Mardi Gras manager Rusty Blazenhoff

museums Museum of Sex coming to Miami with robots and an "erotic carnival" David Pescovitz

refugee Cruise ships are rescuing more and more refugees adrift at sea Jason Weisberger

politics Alex Jones says he won't be paying off those verdicts Rob Beschizza