sports Watch North Korea's Mass Games opening ceremony Andrea James

Japan Video escape: Lantern-floating ceremony to honor the dead, Honolulu, Hawaii Xeni Jardin

dupe Tidying up no longer sparks joy for Marie Kondo Mark Frauenfelder

movies Morbius enters awards season with some Razzies Devin Nealy

politics Instead of a bible, congressman sworn in with his hand on a rare Superman comic David Pescovitz

politics Outgoing Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro flies to U.S. two days before successor's inauguration Rob Beschizza

scotland Scottish town turns kids' art into Christmas street lights Rusty Blazenhoff

occult "Uncertain Places: Essays on Occult & Outsider Experiences," is a trip Ferdinando Buscema

politics Biden signs same-sex and interracial marriage into federal law Rob Beschizza

books Books about contemplative practices, healing, and the politics of care work Elías Villoro

doing it wrong Los Angeles clears homeless encampments ahead of mayoral inauguration Jason Weisberger

mitch mcconnell Watch: Mitch McConnell snubbed by Capitol Police at Congressional Gold Medal ceremony Carla Sinclair

music The Music of East meets West: Üsküdar neighborhood, Istanbul  Katherine Hreib

cake Chocolate cake smeared on Madame Tussaud's waxwork model of King Charles III Mark Frauenfelder

haiti What Sniglets, Haiti and the International Monetary Fund have in common Elías Villoro

holy goats Pablo the goat sings in church during annual blessing of the animals Jennifer Sandlin

performance art Danny Boyle is turning The Matrix into an interactive hip-hop dance show Thom Dunn

movies Sacheen Littlefeather, actress who declined Oscar on Marlon Brando's behalf, dead at 75 Rob Beschizza

chiang mai 500-year-old Buddhist pagoda in Thailand collapses after rain, revealing hidden treasures (video) Carla Sinclair

accidents Video: New footbridge collapses during ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating its opening David Pescovitz