street performers Watch: Older lady gets down and groovy with street musician Carla Sinclair

books Book nooks, miniature fantasy worlds on your bookshelves Gareth Branwyn

fantasy Peter Bebergal's "Appendix N" in a revised, expanded edition Gareth Branwyn

mysteries WTF is this flying monstrosity? Mark Frauenfelder

occult "Occult Strategies"explores magical practice through play Gareth Branwyn

AI AI version of Disney CEO says Disney's magic "doesn't need people to make it happen now" Mark Frauenfelder

architecture Mark the 130th anniversary of the Chicago World's Fair by reading "The Devil in the White City" this summer Jennifer Sandlin

events Slow Impact is a four-day event bringing home the incremental effects of skateboarding Elías Villoro

maps The art of map-making design for tabletop wargames Gareth Branwyn

travel Book a stay at the cottage from the film Hocus Pocus Popkin

elon musk The reluctant purchaser of Twitter takes no responsibility for alienating his daughter with polarizing comments on gender Jason Weisberger

COVID-19 CDC stops reporting COVID-19 cases on cruise ships Jennifer Sandlin

writing Check out Alan Moore's new six-hour storytelling master class from the BBC Thom Dunn

music "The Beatles: Get Back" is a scrumptious feast Ferdinando Buscema

McSweeney's "It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers" is now a book Rusty Blazenhoff

art The home of shockingly bad sci-fi book covers Jess Sabine

The incredible Bob Baker Marionette Theatre is coming to Knott's Berry Farm this summer Popkin

Dungeons & Dragons Peter Bebergal talks about his latest book, Appendix N: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons and Dragons Gareth Branwyn

makers Thinking back on the special magic of Make: and Maker Faire Gareth Branwyn

music 'Metal from the Dirt' – Cool profile of Navajo metalheads, and Diné metal shows on the rez Xeni Jardin