corruption Dieselgate: an analysis of VW's cheating firmware Cory Doctorow

rescues Fisherman notices a Jeep in the middle of a lake, only to find out a woman is inside — still alive Carla Sinclair

music Frank Zappa to David Bowie: "F••• you, Captain Tom" Gareth Branwyn

video games Ubisoft going "all in" on Assassin's Creed Grant St. Clair

movies New details on the Hellboy reboot have emerged Devin Nealy

elon musk At trial, Elon Musk claims his "taking Tesla private at $420" tweet has nothing to do with weed Rob Beschizza

prophetic visions 100 years later, T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land still resonates Jennifer Sandlin

boiled peanuts You should try these boiled peanuts Jennifer Sandlin

Black Friday Instead of Black Friday, try Buy Nothing Day! Jennifer Sandlin

Cryptozoology Interview with a career cryptozoologist David Pescovitz

mistakes Adobe replacing old Pantone spot colors with black when you load files using them Rob Beschizza

movie reviews Instead of "Triangle of Sadness," try "Gilligan's Island." It doesn't think so highly of itself Natalie Dressed

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

Food Deep-fried Goo Goo clusters and oysters on a stick — a celebration of fair food Jennifer Sandlin

In the Air Tonight How Cadbury's "Gorilla" Ad Campaign got the love back Andrew Yi

artists Flea Market Follies: Hunting for Kitsch with Mitch O'Connell Lee Keeler

police Man sentenced to 30 years in prison because a cop killed another cop Thom Dunn

science fiction 3D billboards "getting crazier by the day" Jennifer Sandlin

pro wrestling Five strangers discover that they're The Rock's half-siblings Devin Nealy