special effects Watch 1907's "The Doll's Revenge" — the first cannibal killer doll film in cinema history Ellsworth Toohey
politics Inside the parallel world of the ultra rich: private courts, secret storage, and diplomatic immunity Ellsworth Toohey
toys "Wicked" toys from Mattel featuring link to porn site pulled from shelves, now available on eBay Allan Rose Hill
Putin puppets Russian TV host giddy over Trump's JD Vance pick: "Trumpier than Trump" (video) Carla Sinclair
1970s "Pickled People" were heads made out of stuffed panty hose and smushed into jars, and people in the 1970s bought them for fun Jennifer Sandlin
happy mutants This slowed Chipmunks version of "Chariots of Fire" feels like distorted sludge Jennifer Sandlin
Barbie Barbie's commitment to diversity and inclusion has come a long way since 1959 Jennifer Sandlin