birds Rare snowy owl in California draws crowds to Cypress neighborhood Rusty Blazenhoff

art The Met put 140 objects online as 3D models you can rotate Ellsworth Toohey

Home Despot Day laborers beg for silence as Home Depot weaponizes sound Jason Weisberger

politics Tom Morello releases "FUCK ICE!" playlist Jennifer Sandlin

music Watch the queen of funk Chaka Khan's sizzling NPR Tiny Desk Concert (video) Allan Rose Hill

politics Is the motorist who rear-ended a cop in this viral footage former congressman Madison Cawthorn? Jennifer Sandlin

crime Texas mom and daughter arrested over illegal butt injections Rob Beschizza

louisiana A chapel in the swamp accessible only by boat Natalie Dressed

Delightful Creatures A dog who caused $350k in damage tearing up a car dealership is up for adoption Jason Weisberger

maga Pent-up Mike Johnson is so distrustful, he spies on his son (and vice versa) Carla Sinclair

politics House Speaker Michael Johnson and his son monitor one other's use of pornography Ruben Bolling

hip hop Cypress Hill performs 'Insane in the Brain' at NPR's Tiny Desk, Rusty Blazenhoff

misinterpretations Texas woman who read in major newspapers that she died disagrees: "I am alive" Carla Sinclair

Monsters The Honey Island Swamp Monster is a cryptid you should know Jennifer Sandlin

religion Donated "In God We Trust" posters will be hung in Texas public schools as required by new law David Pescovitz

May I have your attention please r/AskHistorians checks the veracity of Eminem lyrics Jason Weisberger

photography "Ordinary Sacramento," a photo series honoring hometown listlessness Claudia Dawson

Cooking Eat your Christmas tree? Gareth Branwyn

mysteries The mysterious case of the dead hiker whose body can't be identified by anyone Thom Dunn

ink Perfume that smells like ink Clive Thompson