music The time Pat Smear (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) had a wonderful time shopping at the mall with the Spice Girls David Pescovitz

monkeys Female monkey makes history as first ever Ladyboss of a troop of 700 macaques Thom Dunn

africa This all-female West African band aim at empowering girls in debut album Rusty Blazenhoff

Kids Cheeky eight-year-old moves "boy" clothes into Tesco's girl section Andrea James

News Musk funds Texas group aiming to crush journalists with defamation lawsuits Ellsworth Toohey

Science Amorous woodpecker terrorizes Massachusetts town Gail Sherman

music Green Day to Chili Peppers: Artists rally for fire-ravaged Los Angeles Mark Cerulli

Watch teenage Marianne Faithfull sing "As Tears Go By" a cappella in long-lost film scene Ellsworth Toohey

music Hear the the Royal Albert Hall organ at full power Jennifer Sandlin

reddit The trick that makes spot-the-difference puzzles ridiculously easy Mark Frauenfelder

television Shogun was most popular TV show of the year on Google TV Rob Beschizza

cancer Cordyceps strain could have cancer-fighting capabilities Thom Dunn

music Go Fund Me for indie rocker Matthew Sweet raises $300k in two days Jennifer Sandlin

Comics "We Called Them Giants" is a gorgeously haunting graphic novel Thom Dunn

News Drunk toddler taken to ER after restaurant served her wine in a juice cup Allan Rose Hill

books Comedian Gary Gulman's memoir "Misfit" is a masterpiece Ruben Bolling

airlines Airline offers women option to pick seats not beside men Allan Rose Hill

politics Is this host's take on women creepy, weird, or both? Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Shop Banish cable clutter with this sleek, foldable charging dock, now only $14.99! Boing Boing's Shop

crime In 1950, a Los Angeles magician hypnotized teens for a twisted school sex ring Ellsworth Toohey