idaho Idaho florist's potato bouquet goes viral Rusty Blazenhoff

cockroaches You can name a cockroach after your ex for Valentine's Day, thanks to the Toronto Zoo Rusty Blazenhoff

Games Ancient Greeks built special arenas for flinging wine dregs at targets Ellsworth Toohey

art Uncovered: read book samples without knowing who wrote it, what the title is, or looking at the cover Rob Beschizza

Technology Make your phone look and feel like a Nintendo DS Grant St. Clair

books Carlos Castaneda faked an anthropology classic, then built a cult Ellsworth Toohey

movies Bob Odenkirk stars in straight-faced remake of The Room Grant St. Clair

comedy Watching a middle-aged English woman enrage romance scammers is my new favorite pastime Grant St. Clair

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movies Backrooms is a blockbuster Rob Beschizza

reddit "Smosh Reads Reddit Stories" is my new podcast obsession Jennifer Sandlin

History This archive of old personal ads is strangely moving Popkin

television SpongeBob's original bible banned romance and the surface world Popkin

crowdfunding An artist painted a monster, an occult poet conjured it to life, and now it wants to kill your Mörk Borg character Gareth Branwyn

Games Medieval tragic lesbian combat adventure is a bit of a slog Rob Beschizza

classics Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre is still alive thanks to one man's stubborn love Jason Weisberger

art 12-foot "King of the World" statue shows Trump embracing Epstein near the Capitol Jason Weisberger

books The mass market paperback is vanishing Ellsworth Toohey

sculpture Victorian valentines hid love notes inside intricate paper sculptures Popkin

second runner up When your "Plan B" is Don Jr. Jason Weisberger