magic "The Alchemist" is Sherlocked's most ambitious escape room yet Ferdinando Buscema

crime Burglar breaks into escape room but can't break out Séamus Bellamy

los angeles I experienced the Stash House escape room with friends and we had a blast Rusty Blazenhoff

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elon musk Surprise! 11 million Europeans ditch Elon's garbage fire platform Ellsworth Toohey

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video games Pet a giant cat butt in this arcade game Gail Sherman

spies like us From Slack channels to bathroom escapes: Rippling's wild espionage claims against Deel  Jason Weisberger

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

animals zoolife gives you access to animals at 13 different zoos Jennifer Sandlin

cyberpunk In 1985 the BBC inteviewed pseudo-CGI entity Max Headroom in real-time Rob Beschizza

politics With apologies, it is overwhelmingly in the media's interest that Trump wins Rob Beschizza

air travel Passengers lock screaming toddler in airplane toilet to "educate" her Mark Frauenfelder

News Burglar busted after getting distracted by bedside book Allan Rose Hill

Caribbean Hurricane Beryl spares one house on Union Island. It's made of plywood and irony Natalie Dressed

crime Hotel clerk in San Diego turns on guest with horrifying phone message before stabbing her Carla Sinclair

new orleans Haunted house formerly owned by Nick Cage up for sale again Natalie Dressed

ghosts Researcher mapping Alcatraz prison island erosion terrified by ghost Allan Rose Hill

Entertainment Walt Disney World's newest ride: Tiana's Bayou Adventure Ruben Bolling

air travel Jetliners have hidden rooms, but not for passengers or cargo Rob Beschizza