wonderful things The story of David Bird, the man behind the adorable world of Becorns Rusty Blazenhoff

photography David M. Bird breaths life into his Becorns Andrew Yi

politics CEO of toy giant Mattel says company will raise prices to deal with tariffs Rob Beschizza

podcasts Roswell revisited: aliens, artists and anarchy in New Mexico's UFO capital Popkin

art Artist creates adorable creatures with simple line drawings on photos of clouds Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids Scientology's secrets, Kardashian brain damage, and Chinese bioweapons in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

sesame street Ad transforms Oscar the Grouch into darling of the contemporary art world Jennifer Sandlin

animals Why did 1,000 birds die in one night last week by smashing into this Chicago building? David Pescovitz

music 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, celebrates the 40th anniversary of debut R.E.M. EP Chronic Town Jennifer Sandlin

oceans Acoustic solutions to ocean noise pollution Elías Villoro

Spoken Word with Electronics Making Music with an Anti-Theft Device and a Hammer Ethan Persoff

tabloids America in chaos in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

life hacks How to stop procrastinating by making any kind of work interesting Mark Frauenfelder

music Take a trip back to November 29, 1965 with this pristine color copy of the music show Hullabaloo Mark Frauenfelder

News Feds seize 5 pipe bombs + 47 guns from California man accused of threatening to blow up offices of Democratic party, Twitter, Governor Gavin Newsom Xeni Jardin

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

tabloids COVID unbeatable and vaccines won't work, in this week's optimistic tabloids Peter Sheridan

vampires Dark Shadows' 12 major storylines Gareth Branwyn

john waters The "Singing Anus" from John Waters' Pink Flamingos has died Janelle Hessig

dinosaurs Largest known soft-shell reptile egg discovered in Antarctica Thom Dunn