video Jim Henson vs. Stan Lee rap battle Andrea James

fantasy Peter Bebergal's "Appendix N" in a revised, expanded edition Gareth Branwyn

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

Comics Brian Azzarello, Stephanie Phillips, and more to pen EC Comics' return from the grave Thom Dunn

Rock n Roll Stewart Copeland offers evidence of Ringo Starr's impressive groove Gareth Branwyn

music Brian Eno embarking on first solo tour David Pescovitz

public art This structure in the Courtyard of the Elements in Dresden uses an assortment of pipes and gutters to create music when it rains Jennifer Sandlin

movies Ben Affleck is pretty adamant that he'll never direct a movie for DC Devin Nealy

Real things you can actually buy The green-with-envy story of how Pee-wee Herman got his own Chia Pet Rusty Blazenhoff

music Epic Rap Battles of History returns with Lara Croft vs. Indiana Jones Devin Nealy

Spoken Word with Electronics How to Make Sound Waves from Moonlight Ethan Persoff

The 1960s 60s folk music motherlode on Pete Seeger's "Rainbow Quest" TV show Gareth Branwyn

music Wax Italia: Digging for 45s in Florence and Rome Lee Keeler

sovereign citizen movement Sovereign Citizen tries to outsmart cop, gets tased in the nuggets Mark Frauenfelder

Book Book "Fillmore East" reminisces about legendary lost NYC rock venue in interviews and photos Rusty Blazenhoff

mermaids A brief history of what we think mermaids might look like Thom Dunn

Jen Psaki Jen Psaki dealt with a more argumentative Peter Doocy as he tried a new tactic Carla Sinclair

google Daily Mail sues Google over Piers Morgan's weak search results Rob Beschizza

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