robot That time Michael Jackson did the robot with Cher (1975) Rusty Blazenhoff

1970s Bowie's intense performance of "Fame" on the Cher Show 1975 Gareth Branwyn

abba Cher recorded an entire album of ABBA covers Rusty Blazenhoff

elton john The Cher Show finale, with Elton John and Bette Midler (1975) Heather Johanssen

arizona Research into magic mushrooms pondered by Arizona legislators Elías Villoro

art Hirotaka Hamasaki arranges leaves into favorite cartoon characters Popkin

qanon shaman QAnon Shaman is back, dropping new "wisdom" on Twitter Jennifer Sandlin

domestic abuse Lauren Boebert's son called 911 accusing his father of "throwing me around" the house Carla Sinclair

baltimore John Waters gets honorary degree from Baltimore university: "Remember when the scarecrow gets the brain in 'Wizard of Oz'?" Rusty Blazenhoff

heffalumps and woozles Winnie the Pooh teaches mass shooting survival skills to Texan kids Jason Weisberger

digital bridges Paralyzed 40-year-old man walks again after doctors gave him brain and spine implants Carla Sinclair

crime "Teacher of the Year" in California arrested for allegedly having sex with teen boy — "there may be more victims" Carla Sinclair

Science Ivory-billed woodpecker, thought to be extinct, turns up in Louisiana Rob Beschizza

police Canadian cops killed mostly in car crashes, not by gun violence–and fewer are dying on the job than in the past Rob Beschizza

art Fake cake with set of pearly whites Popkin

Science Evidence found for "Celestial Monster" stars 10,000 times larger than the sun Ruben Bolling

music Joan Baez, 82, talks about drawing, panic attacks, and America's backward spiral David Pescovitz

U.S. territories Spirit Airlines denies Puerto Rican family a flight to Puerto Rico, erroneously saying they need passports Carla Sinclair

gadgets Borg Cube PC Rob Beschizza

Japan These strange old Quaker names are even better than the names in Fighting Baseball Mark Frauenfelder