urban planning No US city cracks the top 40 in 2026 Happy City Index Ellsworth Toohey

nyc This 1930s children's book on city planning is a delight Gail Sherman

sustainable fashion Founder of iconic buy-sell-trade store, Buffalo Exchange, dies at age 83 Jennifer Sandlin

wonderful creatures Watch these mini therapy horses ride skateboards, play keyboards, and more! Jennifer Sandlin

california California is home to five micronations Jason Weisberger

public health As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin

Science New York feeding rats tasty birth control Gail Sherman

Funny Giant rooster scares the bejesus out of Australian weather reporter Jennifer Sandlin

light Cheap LED screw bulbs are making our homes look gray and depressing Rob Beschizza

toys Day of the Dead Barbie gets a second edition Elías Villoro

legend Ed Asner dies at 91, lived a complete life and made fun of my shoes Kevin Reome

noads The man who destroyed skepticism Mitch Horowitz

Comic Books Talking The Rough Pearl with Xeric Award-winning Canadian cartoonist Kevin Mutch Jeffery Klaehn

Civil War Virginia will eliminate state holiday honoring confederate generals and make Election Day a holiday instead Mark Frauenfelder

music THE BUREAU: Part Seven, "Lockdown in the Building, News of an Active Shooter Near the Cafeteria" — with Mr Quintron's Circuit-Bent Guitars Ethan Persoff

happy mutants At the Golden-Calf Slaughterhouse: an interview with Johannes Grenzfurthner Thomas Kaestle

Weird Man donates frostbitten digits to Canadian bar to use as a cocktail garnish Séamus Bellamy

politics Anyone who continues to work with Trump is complicit in his support of white supremacists Rob Beschizza

picks Prince: death by ignorance and fear Maureen Herman

crime Pick-pocketed in Ho Chi Minh City: A cautionary tale Tom Fassbender