politics Gates tells Mueller of Trump campaign deal with Israel's Psy-Group for 2016 "social media manipulation" Xeni Jardin

drugs These psychonauts are in training to take DMT trips that last hours or even days and report back… for science David Pescovitz

bullying Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer's legacy Elías Villoro

toys Adults buying things for themselves make up quarter of all toy sales Devin Nealy

book review Review: Some New Kind of Kick is the moving memoir of punk rock icon Kid Congo Powers Gareth Branwyn

qanon Arizona loser Mark Finchem sets up Qanon sucker fund Mark Frauenfelder

movies Anya Taylor Joy recounts the surreal feeling of becoming famous during quarantine Devin Nealy

music New documentary about the legendary Elephant 6 Recording Company is finally getting a premiere Thom Dunn

occult Music inspired by artist and occultist, Austin Osman Spare Gareth Branwyn

new york Recovered 1976 documentary follows around a New York gang Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets This app helps you wrap your head around healthy routines. Boing Boing's Shop

Creepy Interesting and Real This spiritualist killed himself to prove that the afterlife exists David Pescovitz

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

movies Norwegian supernatural thriller The Innocents one of the best this year Popkin

cannabis Stoners don't lack motivation, according to University of Cambridge study Mark Frauenfelder

ESP Is Precognition Real? Mitch Horowitz

police Can polygraph tests weed out bad cops? Thom Dunn

psychology New scientific paper shows the Mandela Effect is real Thom Dunn

MAGA death cult Arizona GOP wants a QAnon conspiracy theorist in charge of overseeing their elections Mark Frauenfelder

Alex Jones This video of Glenn Greenwald fawning over Alex Jones is a stronger emetic than syrup of ipecac Mark Frauenfelder