animation Do not watch "Hi Stranger" while high Rob Beschizza

animals Tortoise rearranges furniture like a tiny interior designer Popkin

Space Webb spent three days photographing one beautiful galactic mess Jason Weisberger

art Which came first: the cat or the Art Deco sculpture? Popkin

politics "Cronyism in couture": Vanity Fair publishes brilliant new portraits, capturing the "hideousness of this administration" Jennifer Sandlin

Funny Watch these Borzoi dogs make bizarre sounds with their bendy snouts Jennifer Sandlin

politics How mutual aid groups are leading both pandemic and climate emergency responses Jennifer Sandlin

video AI used to colorize 1920s beach vacation footage Popkin

calendars Good luck getting your hands on the hottest calendar of 2025 Jennifer Sandlin

colors Here's the poop on Pantone's 2025 Color of the Year Allan Rose Hill

music This fellow invented thrash metal drumming back in 1948 (video) Allan Rose Hill

Delightful Creatures The sad, strange story of a taxidermied elephant Natalie Dressed

adorable animals Ethel the "glamour" tortoise loves people, walks, and dressing up for holidays Jennifer Sandlin

new york city Bell bottoms, subway graffiti, and a sleazier Times Square in this great archival footage of New York City in the 1970s (video) David Pescovitz

tabloids Bimbo Duchess and a giant UFO in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

AI GOP icons sashay into spotlight with AI-assisted drag makeover Mark Frauenfelder

History Anglish: English without the imported stuff Rob Beschizza

tabloids Trump's divorce (and friendly aliens) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

podcasts "The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling" podcast is out now Elías Villoro

auctions Joan Didion's iconic sunglasses and other personal property to be auctioned off Mark Frauenfelder