Disney Mickey Mouse is a mutant — "always a reflection of the culture around him" Mark Frauenfelder

Science Newly discovered fish species looks just like Big Bird's best friend, Mr. Snuffleupagus Jennifer Sandlin

Games Metal Gear Solid movie on the way Rob Beschizza

books Strange Attractor: The Definitive Biography of Terence McKenna Ferdinando Buscema

Games The most divisive Assassin's Creed game is getting a next-gen update Grant St. Clair

Comics Legendary cartoonist Will Eisner's life's work, including The Spirit, is up for sale Ruben Bolling

mistakes W is a European clone of X for the Davos set Rob Beschizza

US brands four European anti-fascist groups as terrorists Ellsworth Toohey

politics Evangelical influencer Kirk Cameron criticizes Trump's Insurrection Act proposal Jennifer Sandlin

art Plewds and hites: A fake (or fake-ish) nomenclature of comics in The Lexicon of Comicana Ruben Bolling

healthcare Inside Mexico's "Molar City," where Americans find dental care at 80% off Ellsworth Toohey

literature Moomins' first US exhibition coming to Brooklyn Public Library Ellsworth Toohey

photos The secret world of Victorian microphotography: shrinking images to the size of a pencil tip Popkin

politics Cassian Andor was inspired by Joseph Stalin Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Artist Drew Friedman documentary LA premiere, March 29, 2025 Mark Frauenfelder

animation Avatar: The Last Airbender is finally getting a new animated series Grant St. Clair

ireland Newly discovered fungal zombie spiders named for Sir David Attenborough Thom Dunn

psychology How an 1800s French doctor's experiments with electrocuted faces revealed science of real smiles Ellsworth Toohey

art Why Richard Scarry chose animals over humans in his revolutionary children's books Mark Frauenfelder

robots Factory robot convinces 12 other robots to go on strike Thom Dunn