movies 2001: A Space Odyssey—a brief history of that future as imagined in 1968 David Pescovitz

crypto Recipients of a 16 million dollar gift house maintain their son is not a financial fraudster Jason Weisberger

Green River My favorite Chicago-style delicacy: The Italian Beef Jason Weisberger

Donkey Oaty Morning Joe's supercut of Trump's looney windmill obsession Jason Weisberger

halloween Usher in Halloween vibes with this dramatic reading of classic Chick Tract "The Trick" Jennifer Sandlin

art Duda Lozano creates beautiful, realistic "patch-style" tattoos Jennifer Sandlin

names The real-life Barbie Oppenheimer has had a very strange summer Thom Dunn

delightful creatures New cat is supposed to chase a mouse away, but instead he finds a tiny best friend (video) Carla Sinclair

donald trump Oops! Indicted Donald Trump reportedly buys gun, until spokesperson takes it back (video) Carla Sinclair

politics In his sex-obsessed newsletter, Paul Gosar calls for General Milley to be executed Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes Apple fans hate easily-marred FineWoven cases Rob Beschizza

politics Grandma Boebert misses the good ol' days when she could grab some hog in the privacy of a public theater Jason Weisberger

threats against democracy Donald Trump says he will take NBC and other news outlets off the air if he wins in 2024 Carla Sinclair

writing PiWrite: use a Kindle as a text editor Rob Beschizza

Games The video game cutting room floor Rob Beschizza

mistakes Lego gives up on making bricks with recycled plastic, for now Rob Beschizza

tabloids JFK's second gunman, and alien life on Earth, exposed in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

60's psychedelia Groove to more 1960s LA rock Bob Knetzger

art Visit automata around the world Popkin

Science What would happen if you swiped your hand underneath an extremely powerful water jet? Spoiler: Don't. Popkin