television Ten of the most unintentionally creepy TV ads through the years Gareth Branwyn

surveillance AI scams at the conference of American police chiefs Thom Dunn

haunted attractions Medieval torture museum in Malta turns horror into unexpected family fun Popkin

politics "Dark MAGA" Elon Musk pleases himself by uttering an insipid witticism Ellsworth Toohey

horror destinations Extreme heat mutates cute baby on Japanese shop sign into horrifying demon-child — and tourists love it Carla Sinclair

art David Fambrough's spider bugs turn old VW beetles into looming horrors Popkin

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crafts Crochet your way through our National Parks Jennifer Sandlin

target Target will no longer accept personal checks Rob Beschizza

nazi LAPD buys dogs from breeding company with same name as Hitler's bunker Natalie Dressed

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

News "I don't have conversations about conversations" — Kristi Noem says about her made-up encounter with Kim Jong-Un Mark Frauenfelder

Reviews I tested GeoSpy's photo location detection skills with my personal photos. Results: Wow! Mark Frauenfelder

video games A game where virtual friendship turns nightmarish: KinitoPET's psychological horror experience Gail Sherman

feminism Review: Poor Things is a masterfully decadent third-wave feminist film Natalie Dressed

hotels List of unusual things people do in hotel rooms David Pescovitz

American media always knew Rudy Giuliani was a corrupt, racist creep. They loved him and wanted you to love him too. Rob Beschizza

video games Rockstar Games releases a release date for a release date Grant St. Clair

television Ain't it Fun: new graphic novel reveals the untold story of Cleveland's punk music scene Lee Keeler

Science September's global temperature data: "Absolutely gobsmackingly bananas" Ruben Bolling