teaching How to draw dotted lines on a chalkboard David Pescovitz

politics Check out "Elon Musk," a new protest song by Carsie Blanton, in the political tradition of Woody Guthrie Jennifer Sandlin

immigrants JD Vance employs mental gymnastics blaming housing crisis on immigrants Jason Weisberger

politics Boebert's Halloween costume horrifies even conservative partygoers Ellsworth Toohey

twitter Trump official confirms what we knew: Elon Musk is painfully unfunny Ellsworth Toohey

cinema Review: I wish "Oppenheimer" had ignited the atmosphere Natalie Dressed

art Hirotaka Hamasaki arranges leaves into favorite cartoon characters Popkin

review "Boston Strangler" offers genre delights over political truths Greg Nussen

manners Café in England charges different prices, depending on how rude or polite a customer is Carla Sinclair

footage Lecturer displeases chalkboard Rob Beschizza

cult of MAGA Enjoy this bizarre video from CPAC of a man pretending to be a weeping J6 rioter in prison Jennifer Sandlin

pornhub This math teacher puts calculus lessons on Pornhub Annie Rauwerda

life hacks Okay, I'll try a chalkboard eraser on my windows if it makes cleaning easier Carla Sinclair

end of world Edinburgh parents inconsolably distraught over chalk drawing that looks like Peppa Pig in bacon sandwich advertisement Mark Frauenfelder

optical illusions Optical Illusion: What do you see, zigzags or curves? Carla Sinclair

cool tools Look inside a haunted-tour guide's bag Claudia Dawson

media Splinter News shuttered, boss tells staff not to write about it Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Do Not Erase: Jessica Wynne's beautiful photos of mathematicians' chalkboards Cory Doctorow