Comic Books Someone finally asked Chris Claremont about Professor X's weird sexy photograph collection Thom Dunn

animals Step right up and see the astonishing cyclops goat with two eyes in one socket David Pescovitz

pumpkins An easy one-eyed Jack-o'-lantern tutorial by master pumpkin sculptor Ray Villafane Rusty Blazenhoff

animals Cyclops cow worshipped in West Bengal David Pescovitz

comedy Ryan Gosling crushed it yet again on SNL Grant St. Clair

art This stop-motion blob with googly eyes and a hat is the 22-second serotonin boost you need Popkin

horror Four folk horror films not to miss Allan Rose Hill

austin The Museum of the Weird is a "strange collection of oddities" Jennifer Sandlin

los angeles LA driver's karmic crusade: one brake light rescue at a time Lee Keeler

television Levar Burton lets us know what it was really like under Geordi's visor Devin Nealy

book reviews Fuckbois of Literature on Ready Player One Thom Dunn

economics This chart reveals that dollar stores are more expensive than other stores Mark Frauenfelder

toys The "Sad Wolverine" meme is now a limited edition San Diego Comic-Con action figure Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets Save up to 70 percent on flashlights and other outdoor lighting tools for the summer Boing Boing's Shop

retro gaming Read this excellent article about the making of Zork, the iconic 1977 text adventure Mark Frauenfelder

writing Join Thom Dunn and "Nobody People" author Bob Proehl for an online convo about writing, whiskey, and X-Men Thom Dunn

Comics The Mountain Goats have a new song about Marvel Comics with possibly the longest title ever Thom Dunn

feminism Professor Xavier is a total fuckboi. Let me explain, on the Fuckbois of Literature podcast. Thom Dunn

Games Vintage Asteroids costume is surprisingly terrifying John Struan