Japan Naked Japanese hermit forced back into civilization after 29 years on deserted island Rusty Blazenhoff

History 18th-century Brits installed real hermits in their gardens as ornamental features Ellsworth Toohey

science fiction A consciousness on an old drive tells its awful story Ellsworth Toohey

art A teen Michelangelo's demon painting finally identified Ellsworth Toohey

introverts vs extroverts Mental and emotional reasons people prefer staying home Jason Weisberger

Comic Books Hobtown Mystery Stories returns with another perfectly unsettling slice of small-town high weirdness Gareth Branwyn

travel 17 extraordinary gardens to visit before winter hibernation begins Popkin

politics South Korea's K-pop-blaring loudspeakers turned off Rob Beschizza

conservation Kind human helps hermit crabs move out of their trash homes and into fresh clean shells! Jennifer Sandlin

barnacle chronicles Fisherman gives crabs spa treatment before releasing them back to ocean Jennifer Sandlin

north korea Kim Jong-un can't find enough sketchy money launderers to handle his $5 billion crypto crime spree Ellsworth Toohey

Mr. Brain Worms and Orangey McOrangeface desperately cling to one another Ellsworth Toohey

top talent Watch The Breeders perform a lovely and lively stripped-down set in the middle of a forest in Big Sur, surrounded by beautiful redwoods Jennifer Sandlin

pottery How did this gentleman get stuck in a clay pot? (video) Mark Frauenfelder

animals Why did 1,000 birds die in one night last week by smashing into this Chicago building? David Pescovitz

Nature Hermit crab turns a dolls head into a walking nightmare Popkin

Honey Lantree Meet the first famous female rock&roll drummer Bob Knetzger

tabloids Putin kills cows in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

mistakes An Air National Guardsman thought a parody website for hitmen was real and tried to get work. Turns out he was messaging the FBI. Rob Beschizza

kari lake Arizona Senate race gets strange as an enormous cowboy hat enters the fray Mark Frauenfelder