History 18th-century Brits installed real hermits in their gardens as ornamental features Ellsworth Toohey
Science This Victorian ghost book exposed spiritualist frauds with cool optical illusions Ellsworth Toohey
horror "The Substance"— an incredible, indelible, and viscerally inedible film I loved and will never watch again Natalie Dressed
art Photographer creates beautiful memorials for dead animals found on the side of the road Jennifer Sandlin
censorship "Titicut Follies" (1967) is a once-banned documentary about the horrific treatment of prisoners at Bridgewater State Hospital Jennifer Sandlin
politics Rep. Jamie Raskin perfectly mocks Speaker Kevin McCarthy with facts about the Republican's high-crime district (video) Carla Sinclair
The spaghetti incident George Santos' campaign spent $26,032.06 at an Italian restaurant in Queens Mark Frauenfelder
kitchen This stainless steel appliance cleaner actually removes those fingerprint marks Jason Weisberger
guillotine watch Guillotine watch: Louis XVI's final chateau, never occupied by royalty, is for sale, just in time for the next revolution Cory Doctorow