Funny David Letterman almost starred in Airplane! David Pescovitz

Comic Books Dave Baker's "Halloween Boy" resurrects pulp adventure comics Gareth Branwyn

books Asimov's favorite story: "The Last Question" Ellsworth Toohey

books Asimov's 1980 review of 1984 called Orwell scientifically ignorant Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Isaac Asimov predicted pocket computers on Letterman in 1980 Ellsworth Toohey

music Ozzy Osbourne dead at 76 Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Watch David Letterman as a surprise guest for a retiring local talk show in Bangor, Maine Ruben Bolling

anatomy Girl painlessly pops her kneecaps in and out of place like a a body horror movie scene (video) Allan Rose Hill

art Drew Friedman's latest book: Shtick Figures: The Cool, the Comical, the Crazy Mark Frauenfelder

comedians Curb Your Enthusiasm's Richard Lewis, RIP David Pescovitz

NPR Tiny Desk Concert This "magnetic" performance by synth-pop band Future Islands is one of the best I've seen Jennifer Sandlin

television Buy the "Cheers" bar. Or buy the original Batman and Robin costumes from the 1960s. Ruben Bolling

sam gross Is sick humor dead? Bob Knetzger

comedy James Corden gets visited by all of the other late night hosts as he sleeps Gareth Branwyn

tabloids The Madness of King Charles and Obama's nepo baby in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Billie Eilish Early Billie Eilish festival footage surfaces, shows mostly empty field with just a handful of people watching Rusty Blazenhoff

TMBG This whole week is made up of palindrome dates! Jennifer Sandlin

television Andy Kaufman is going into the WWE Hall of Fame Devin Nealy

comedy David Letterman interviews Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a Kyiv subway tunnel in front of an audience Gareth Branwyn