Japan A fascinating look at the Nambu-tekki cast iron process Thom Dunn

antiques Heavy metal: down the rabbit hole of cast-iron doorstops Miss Cellania

bigotry Erika Kirk rallies her "happy warriors" against trans people, Muslims, and "whoever else" Jason Weisberger

books The fan fiction that rewrote Harry Potter as an evangelical tract Ellsworth Toohey

design This concrete playground slide looks like brutalist architecture Popkin

Werwulf is coming just in time for Christmas! Séamus Bellamy

History Castro's supercow got a state obituary and a marble statue Ellsworth Toohey

History Soldier who was shot in eight places said he "enjoyed the war" Ellsworth Toohey

History A plane vanished in 1947 after sending "stendec" in Morse Code Ellsworth Toohey

surveillance This windowless NYC skyscraper is reportedly an NSA spy hub Ellsworth Toohey

cryptid fantasy This Bigfoot YouTube channel is entertaining woo in documentary drag Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender lands on streaming July 25th Grant St. Clair

Teens discover their robot taxi is a narc Jason Weisberger

Comics Tradd Moore's first creator-owned comic is coming from Oni Press Gareth Branwyn

Technology China built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concrete Ellsworth Toohey

science fiction Starlog returns in November after 17 years out of print Rob Beschizza

politics County with 37 data centers tells schools to turn off lights to save electricity Rob Beschizza

Technology A World of Warcraft bug accidentally created a virtual pandemic Ellsworth Toohey

Technology The oldest surviving film is two seconds of a family walking in a garden Ellsworth Toohey

humor PettyMillion lets you anonymously share your pettiest complaints Popkin