painting Why 18th-century lovers exchanged portraits of their eyes Clive Thompson

Peoria Watch Jon Daker's awkward-but-charming renditions of "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" and "That's Amore" Jennifer Sandlin

design Step into a giant grasshopper-shaped train car and a sip on some coffee Popkin

documentary Classic skateboarding film The Devil's Toy captures the spirit of the sport in Montreal in the 1960s Jennifer Sandlin

Chicago MSI Mold-A-Rama showcases the history of plastic figurines Bob Knetzger

tabloids Melania's Pay-Off and King Charles "master-stroke" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

NPR Little Moon's 'Wonder Eye' wins 2023 Tiny Desk contest Rusty Blazenhoff

nyc "Museum of the Revolution" documentary is a brutal monument to predatory capitalism Greg Nussen

Comics Marvel Comics sparks outrage with latest high-profile character death in Amazing Spider-Man Thom Dunn

animation Interview: legendary Japanese director Mamoru Oshii Devin Nealy

music The ongoing legacies of The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Elías Villoro

disneyland Hey Brickey's Disneyland design videos Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Get a closer look with these pocket-sized night vision binoculars, now only $99.99 Boing Boing's Shop

conspirituality We need to talk about Marianne Williamson Jennifer Sandlin

adorable sea creatures The best photo of a 'Shaun the Sheep' slug I've ever seen Jennifer Sandlin

video games Here's how the history of fighting games from 1990 to 1993 proved to be a turning point for the medium of video games Devin Nealy

fox news Is Tucker Carlson a saint? Is Fox News part of the New World Order? Some on the right think so. Jennifer Sandlin

January 6th insurrection Woman wearing a raspberry beret wanted by FBI for participating in J6 insurrection Mark Frauenfelder

drugs 'Gasms,' Smokey Robinson's new stereotype-breaking sex album Rusty Blazenhoff

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