synthesizers Fritz Lang's classic sci-fi film Metropolis gets a new electronic soundtrack Thom Dunn

science fiction Metropolis (1927) enters the public domain on January 1, 2023 Mark Frauenfelder

History The vast, unplayable history of video games Gita Jackson

AI WATCH: 'Ex Machina' examines love and exploitation in the age of AI Andrea James

new york city Alligator found in Brooklyn, New York David Pescovitz

Comics Secret identities, pulp storytelling, and audio comic books with Alex Segura Thom Dunn

Internet Sunken Roman city ruins finally get an internet connection Thom Dunn

History Works that entered the public domain in 2023 Rob Beschizza

maps Redlining maps show racism and white supremacy "in 1930s technicolor" Elías Villoro

travel The Airbnb-ification of Tenochtitlán, Mexico City Elías Villoro

The Bay Area I am not sure why this ABC10 'original' uses creepy music to create an ominous tone regarding people simply moving around the SF Bay Area Jason Weisberger

Learn geography by rotating the globe with your nose Annie Rauwerda

nerdcore "Farewell To Arm" is probably the best rock song ever written about Evil Dead Thom Dunn

Comics DC Comics: new Superman, son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, is bisexual Annie Rauwerda

books Check out this D&D-style choose-your-own-adventure book from Chuck Tingle Thom Dunn

maps Light pollution map of the world Rob Beschizza

Sacha Baron Cohen Kazakhstan adopts Borat catchphrase as new tourism slogan: Very Nice! Rusty Blazenhoff

art Art student dumped 32 tons of carrots outside university. It was art. David Pescovitz

News Brazil now digging up the dead from cemeteries to make room for new COVID-19 deaths Xeni Jardin

security Watch: #FightCovid19 robot enforces Singapore social distance rules with 360º spy-cam Xeni Jardin