pop culture Check out the amazing Swatch collection of Esther Montagner UPSO

nostalgia The colorful history of monster cereals, Count Chocula, Franken Berry, and Boo Berry Gareth Branwyn

Musical instruments Johnny Ramone's infamous Mosrite guitar was just auctioned off for nearly $1 million Thom Dunn

records The history of the little-known, short-lived "pocket records" format Gareth Branwyn

toilet technology The real reason why outhouses are often depicted with crescent moons on their doors Gareth Branwyn

ads Remember taking the "Nestea Plunge" when it was hot? Rusty Blazenhoff

magazines Free pulp sci-fi, mystery, crime and fantasy magazines? Yes please! Séamus Bellamy

star wars Disney quietly removes jizz from Star Wars continuity Thom Dunn

Barbie Barbie competitor Bratz piles on Bob Knetzger

History The History of Pee-Wee's Playhouse Jason Weisberger

Postmodern Jukebox Watch this Roy Orbison-esque version of the Pixies' "Where is My Mind?" Jennifer Sandlin

russia Vladimir Putin bans gender changes in Russia Rob Beschizza

Ask a Mexican Gustavo Arellano: Donkey Shows are a "wholesale gabacho invention that says more about how America projects its fevered perversions onto Mexicans and Mexico than anything about Mexicans themselves" Jennifer Sandlin

mermaids Dr. Jalondra Davis researches and teaches courses about mermaids Jennifer Sandlin

computers Thousands of vintage computers emerge from storage barn Rob Beschizza

music "Hotel California" performed on a Chinese zither Jennifer Sandlin

video games Check out this video delving into the culture of Tekken in Japan Devin Nealy

art Nun's "luck-bringing" vulva sculpture becomes beacon for followers Mark Frauenfelder

politics An enraged Donald Trump spent hours bashing Ron DeSantis before the governor's "big announcement" Carla Sinclair