STEM Thumbing through a 2022 Estes rocketry catalog Gareth Branwyn

aging A 45-year-old tech mogul spends $2M a year to make his body 18 again Thom Dunn

ghosts Debunking the flapdoodle of ghost-hunting entertainment Gareth Branwyn

podcasts "Mystic Mother" is a new podcast about the Phoenix Goddess Temple Jennifer Sandlin

History Every day is Columbus Day for indigenous peoples Elías Villoro

tourists Here is one way to be a "touron" (tourist plus moron): stand too close to elk and see what happens Carla Sinclair

marvel Sony's Kraven is no longer a villain or hunter Devin Nealy

prosthetics Interview with person who makes prosthetic penises for TV shows Mark Frauenfelder

Pee-Wee Herman Pee-wee Herman gets dream DJ gig on KCRW Rusty Blazenhoff

witchcraft New Salem Witch Trials exhibit re-examines the meaning of "witch" Thom Dunn

Chris Christie Ever use the term "numbnut"? Which version? Kevin Reome

model rocketry The beginner Estes rocket set I'm sending my niece Jason Weisberger

science fiction Zig Zag is an electrifying new sci-fi zine Popkin

fish This weird, black sea monster with razor-sharp teeth mysteriously washed up on a California beach David Pescovitz

music Florida man poses as Wu-Tang Clan member to scam fancy hotels out of $300k in free services David Pescovitz

friday 10 year anniversary remix of Rebecca Black's "Friday" Rob Beschizza

retrofuturism History of Estes model rockets Gareth Branwyn

memes The bizarre internet mystery of an Avril Lavigne song that doesn't exist Thom Dunn

parodies Laura Benanti nails Melania in this Washington farewell Carla Sinclair

climate change Ocean pollution is shrinking mammal testicles Thom Dunn