fun Mermaid convention photographs by Arthur Drooker Andrea James

invasive species Tumbleweeds engulfing a house is like a folk horror movie (video) Mark Frauenfelder

art The Stravinsky Fountain at the Centre Pompidou in Paris is working again Jennifer Sandlin

Weird Bizarre mystery mermaid-like creature washed up in Papua New Guinea David Pescovitz

Disney celebrating centennial with a $1,500 box set of these 100 films David Pescovitz

representation Moviegoers question the lack of Japanese perspectives in Oppenheimer Thom Dunn

mermaids Dr. Jalondra Davis researches and teaches courses about mermaids Jennifer Sandlin

Entertainment "The Little Mermaid" gets review-bombed by racists Ruben Bolling

tabloids Melania's Pay-Off and King Charles "master-stroke" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

oceans Creepy dolls, magic spell bottle, barnacle-encrusted bible, and other bizarre beach detritus to be auctioned off in environmental benefit David Pescovitz

Republicans Watch a MAGA rave on about technologically advanced mermaids from the kingdom of darkness Jason Weisberger

twitter Twitter bans Wired journalist who reported on hack of right-wing pundit's Twitter account Thom Dunn

music Woody Guthrie posthumously teams up with Dropkick Murphys for an anti-Tory anthem Thom Dunn

tabloids Biden's dementia, belligerent UFOs and Fox News lies, in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Cryptozoology This freaky mermaid-monkey residing in a Japanese temple may not be what it seems, scientists report David Pescovitz

scams Two men arrested for selling a mermaid's magical eyeball David Pescovitz

museums Museum of Sex coming to Miami with robots and an "erotic carnival" David Pescovitz

Weird Mysterious dismembered extraterrestrial hand found on beach David Pescovitz

scams Pearl parties: The multi-level marketing scam that just won't die Jennifer Sandlin

movies Step aside, Winnie the Pooh; Peter Pan is getting a horror movie next Devin Nealy