smoking 1880s automaton smokes cigarettes and moves a monocle Popkin

puppet I can't stop watching this wonderfully weird hand puppet Popkin

Funny Dancer does a perfect marionette puppet imitation Popkin

cute Antique bear automaton's fur was eaten by moths Popkin

puppets A look back at the revolutionary history of Vermont's Bread & Puppet Theatre Thom Dunn

trippy Puppeteer shows off his latest trippy glowing beast Rusty Blazenhoff

Disney Vintage toys: Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Thumper, and… Idiot? Andrea James

Tiny Chef Tiny Chef show not saved, yet Jason Weisberger

books How marionettes became tools of protest in European theater Popkin

tesla Tesla's "Robotaxi" debut a speeding puppet show Jason Weisberger

art Artist traps AI in RAM prison, forces it to contemplate its own mortality Ellsworth Toohey

politics Nancy Mace blocks inquiry into Elon Musk's ketamine fueled cost-cutting Jason Weisberger

Nancy Mace: Master of Sock Puppets Jason Weisberger

gadgets $300 smart toothbrush does all your teeth at once Rob Beschizza

kermit the frog "Life is better when we leap together": Kermit the Frog offers wisdom, humor, and kindess to the 2025 graduates of University of Maryland Jennifer Sandlin

tech Wired editor grows extra arms in Tokyo Popkin

tariffs Brooklyn electronics company Adafruit hit with surprise $36K tariff bill: "pay in one week" Mark Frauenfelder

music Snõõper's "egg punk" musical madness Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

Mexican-wall builders Rubio proves Trump a liar on ending Russia-Ukraine war: "We need to move on" (video) Carla Sinclair