Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt

literature Why cosmic dread is making a comeback — the best H.P. Lovecraft books Ellsworth Toohey

books "Weird Ireland" offers a wonderfully whimsical tour of the Emerald Isle Thom Dunn

gadgets Make computing personal again Rob Beschizza

tv Squid Game Season 2 looks fun, if unnecessary Grant St. Clair

movies You can thank James Bond for Mexico City's Nov. 2 Day of the Dead parade Ruben Bolling

drm Doom on Husqvarna lawnmowers Rob Beschizza

1970s "Pickled People" were heads made out of stuffed panty hose and smushed into jars, and people in the 1970s bought them for fun Jennifer Sandlin

History The History of Pee-Wee's Playhouse Jason Weisberger

television Watch: Futurama teases mind-blowing third ending in thrilling Hulu revival trailer Devin Nealy

music Black Thought's "Dear Hip Hop," an ode to global Hip Hop Elías Villoro

conspirituality Chakras aligned and conspiracies entertained at the Conscious Life Expo Jennifer Sandlin

movies That Gladiator sequel no one asked for is getting a 2024 release date Devin Nealy

comedy The unbearable loudness of that Dude Revving a Car Elías Villoro

television Check out this goofy compilation featuring 3 seconds from every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation Devin Nealy

television Michael Imperioli thought The Sopranos might not catch on Devin Nealy

racism "Hiding (insert city name)'s Racism Behind a Cloak of Unity." Elías Villoro

comedy Revisiting Mad TV's 1999 skit "Pretty White Kids with Problems" Elías Villoro

artificial intelligence Who is "Loab" and what lesson about AI is she trying to teach us? Jennifer Sandlin