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

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

interior design Behold the drab emptiness of the remodeled Home Alone house, on the market at $5M Natalie Dressed

law enforcement An escaped convict hid out in a shuttered Circuit City for six months Jason Weisberger

sweet deals Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gets off fraud charges by paying $300k and promising to attend two days ethics training Rob Beschizza

politics Pack your bags: Russia-loving Canadian family's escape from "woke" Canada backfires Mark Frauenfelder

quick thinking 12-year-old boy outsmarts leopard in incredibly close — and dangerous — encounter (video) Carla Sinclair