britain The story behind the Cottingley fairies hoax of 1917 Gareth Branwyn

Andy Warhol 1000 Warhol drawings were sold at $250 each but only one was real Rusty Blazenhoff

economics How credit cards work, explained with evil fairy mobsters Thom Dunn

History Brief history of the Faery Investigation Society Rob Beschizza

ireland Elf-shooting is a disease from which cows suffer. Thom Dunn

ireland Angry fairies blamed for road damage Rob Beschizza

art "Translucent" statues haunt British forest Rob Beschizza

comedy Behold the heavy and dark swing stylings of Jazz Sabbath Gareth Branwyn

movies Step aside, Winnie the Pooh; Peter Pan is getting a horror movie next Devin Nealy

halloween Bring back the Halloween tradition of throwing cabbage at people Thom Dunn

futility closet Did an 1860 ad for Pony Express riders say "Orphans Preferred"? Futility Closet

futility closet In 1917 two English girls came home with a photograph of fairies Futility Closet

Disney Disney's 1934 "The Goddess of Spring" tells the tale of Persephone and Hades Gareth Branwyn

Art and Design Explore the famed faery painting of an artist dealing with mental illness in the mid-1800s Thom Dunn

noads The man who destroyed skepticism Mitch Horowitz

happy mutants Drone filmmaker captures Children's Fairyland from the view of a flying fairy — and it's downright magical Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants Children are becoming snail mail pen pals with Fairyland "elves" in this time of social distancing Rusty Blazenhoff

halloween Examining the generational loss of ancient Halloween traditions Thom Dunn

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

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow