horror Doc Copper's nose ring in The Thing was the actor's own idea Ellsworth Toohey

science fiction Starman at 40: John Carpenter's forgotten sci-fi masterpiece, interview with special effects artist John Rosengrant Lee Keeler

video Great video essay on John Carpenter's 'They Live' Andrea James

video The Hateful Eight's homage to The Thing: shots compared Andrea James

music Remaking the synth sounds of The Thing, Halloween, and Assault on Precinct 13 David Pescovitz

politics Roddy Piper in THEY LIVE: great analysis by Slavoj Žižek Andrea James

Technology A hobbyist mounted a cesium atomic clock on his Raspberry Pi Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets DIY camera inspired by production design of 1979's Alien Rob Beschizza

Honest Trailers Honest Trailer tackles "Big Trouble in Little China" Jason Weisberger

American Heart Association adds Pearl Jam's "Evenflow" to growing repertoire of hands-only CPR songs Jennifer Sandlin

David Byrne If you hate Christmas music, David Byrne has the perfect playlist for you! Jennifer Sandlin

art Drew Struzan, master of the movie poster, dead at 78 Rob Beschizza

Funny "STOP" is the latest musical offering from There I Ruined It Jennifer Sandlin

History Harvard's $27.50 copy of the Magna Carta may be one of 7 issued by Longshanks in 1300 Rob Beschizza

Team stuck at remote Antarctica base emailed that one of them is violent and threatened murder Allan Rose Hill

Entertainment Fun trivia about "Big Trouble in Little China" Jason Weisberger

movies Here's the new trailer for Alien: Romulus (video) Allan Rose Hill

Marvel cinematic universe Watch the trailer for Madame Web, Sony's silliest Spider-spin-off yet Thom Dunn

art Take a peek into the world's largest birdhouses Popkin