COVID-19 Say "Merry Covid-Christmas" with this 2020 Santa ornament Rusty Blazenhoff

History The Vietnamese monk who ate only coconuts and built a Coconut Kingdom Ellsworth Toohey

DIY Easter egg trees are a forgotten German tradition worth reviving Popkin

History 18th-century Brits installed real hermits in their gardens as ornamental features Ellsworth Toohey

Science Chimps love crystals and won't give them back Ellsworth Toohey

Rise and Fall of the United States US Department of Education decorates headquarters with Charlie Kirk Jason Weisberger

Games New Pokémon Lego set costs more than a Switch 2 and an actual game Grant St. Clair

star wars This $100 Star Wars ornament is impressive and absurd Gail Sherman

politics Jacqueline Kennedy Garden at White House destroyed to make space for $350m "Epstein Ballroom" Rob Beschizza

video games Skip Replanted and buy Plants vs. Zombies GOTY instead Gail Sherman

Modern Time Machines finishes dream pop collaboration with "September" songwriter Mark Frauenfelder

flowers Missouri man has to fight for the right to grow sunflowers Jason Weisberger

History When grief was gem-set: the eerie Victorian brooches made of hair, teeth, and tears Popkin

History A history of Mac settings Rob Beschizza

politics John Prine's "Flag Decal" is apt for this year's Fourth of July Jennifer Sandlin

sticks "Official Stick Reviews" highlights cool sticks from all over the world Jennifer Sandlin

animals Lost treasures: $30,000 book features rare 18th-century goldfish art Popkin

politics "Gold" junk in White House is "Car Dealership Rococo" Rob Beschizza

art Antique 'Specimens of Fancy Turning': Geometric designs from Edward J. Woolsey's 1869 albumen silver prints Popkin