Otherworldly seascapes Video: Watch incredible ice waves in Lake Michigan with Chicago skyline in view Carla Sinclair

art Dreamy 1851 cephalopod artwork by Jean Baptiste Vérany Popkin

photography Chilling photos of scarecrows by John Piper Popkin

another perspective This extreme close-up of a snail devouring a strawberry looks like a creature from outer space (video) Carla Sinclair

Kids Chupa: Netflix's latest sci-fi kids' adventure is a missed opportunity Greg Nussen

ice The alien sounds produced by skating on black ice Popkin

books Checking out the Black Speculative Arts Movement Elías Villoro

music Dig these freaky experimental dancers and robots modulating to Moog music in 1971 David Pescovitz

Boing Boing Gadgets Looking for a unique gift that'll arrive before Christmas? This Galaxy Lamp might fit the bill. Boing Boing's Shop

Emily Dickinson Andrew Bird's new single, "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" Jennifer Sandlin

commercials This 80s Schwarzenegger commercial is peak ridiculous Devin Nealy

books Alan Moore doing US book tour and livestream for new short story collection Thom Dunn

Weird What is the freaky glowing orange orb that's been spotted on Route 66 for more than a century? David Pescovitz

Roadside Attractions The World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things, and other delights Natalie Dressed

Olympic National Park Watch: Aquatic life at the Hoh Rain Forest Andrew Yi

electronicos fantasticos This Japanese band will take you away with CRT TVs and other gadgets that sound otherworldly (video) Carla Sinclair

film Coming soon from filmmaker Case Esparros: "The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost" Mister Dobo

music Listen to an hour-long remix of The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows" David Pescovitz

real estate This otherworldly Jetsons home is for sale in Tulsa, Oklahoma David Pescovitz