art Phone call leads police to $800,000 in stolen art by an artist who believed Jesus was a space alien Xeni Jardin

AI The mystical Kabbalah roots of natural language processing David Pescovitz

happy mutants Lent: Jo Walton's new novel is Dante's Groundhog Day Cory Doctorow

trumpism Bundyville: a bingeable new podcast that delves into the apocalyptic cult of Cliven Bundy Cory Doctorow

religion The divine witches of cyberspace Leigh Alexander

occult "Uncertain Places: Essays on Occult & Outsider Experiences," is a trip Ferdinando Buscema

books Toil and Trouble: a brief history of women using the occult as a form of resistance Thom Dunn

politics Antifa means Anti-fascist Elías Villoro

Kung Fu grip 'Fistful of Vengeance' the 'Wu Assassins' feature-length movie was a ton of fun Jason Weisberger

Alejandro Jodorowsky Taika Waititi to adapt The Incal for the screen Rob Beschizza

podcasts Listen to the new Vice podcast all about the science of Dune Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets In defense of the mushroom: here's why all your fungi fears are actually wrong Boing Boing's Shop

Games Review / Cyberpunk 2077 Rob Beschizza

martial arts Documentary about martial arts fraudsters and fakes Rob Beschizza

happy mutants The lost audiobooks of Roger Zelazny reading the Chronicles of Amber Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The world's largest occult library has a public online archive Cory Doctorow

book reviews The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality Ferdinando Buscema

biographies Edward Gorey's macabre tarot deck from 1966 Mark Dery

authors Author Peter Bebergal discusses his latest book, Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural Gareth Branwyn