animation Weird Al's 1999 'Your Horoscope for Today' gets its first music video and it's a beautiful animation Rusty Blazenhoff

Boing Boing Gadgets A new type of IQ test pairs you with potential jobs, and it's on sale for $20 (was $297) Boing Boing's Shop

1980s What the world needs now is a revival of 1-900-9099-CRY Jennifer Sandlin

crime Oregon newspaper lays off staff and ends print edition after embezzler drains funds Rob Beschizza

tabletop gaming Revisiting the "Satanic panic" of the 1980s in Stranger Things season 4 Gareth Branwyn

meanwhile on tiktok Is it #BonesDay? A lazy pug named "Noodles" forecasts the day's mood Annie Rauwerda

magazines New magazine all about restrooms publishes a growing list of bathroom codes in NYC and beyond David Pescovitz

security It's dismayingly easy to make an app that turns a smart-speaker into a password-stealing listening device and sneak it past the manufacturer's security checks Cory Doctorow

fake news JFK's killer, Michael Jackson's ghost, and Meghan Markle's halibut, in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Where ISIS will strike next, FBI grills Malia Obama, and Prince Charles is a Killer, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Crystal, an app that attempts to summarize your personality Clive Thompson

religion The divine witches of cyberspace Leigh Alexander