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Games Monopoly and Scrabble have a new merger on the table Devin Nealy

scrabble The dark art of playing world-class Scrabble Miss Cellania

Games Sriracha, yowza, and sheeple among 300 new words in Scrabble dictionary David Pescovitz

language Man wins French Scrabble championship but doesn't speak French David Pescovitz

language If your brain short circuits when you see something cute, that's gigil Gail Sherman

presumed dead U.S. and Canadian climbers vanish while climbing New Zealand's highest peak Carla Sinclair

extreme sports Inside the weird world of competitive Microsoft Excel spreadsheeting Thom Dunn

horror Looking back on Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50 years later Gareth Branwyn

science fiction William Gibson's sci-fi thriller, The Peripheral, coming to Amazon Prime Gareth Branwyn

poetry The periodic table in haiku Gareth Branwyn

dupe He-man fetishist Josh Hawley says feminism has turned big strong men into porn and video game addicts Mark Frauenfelder

rube goldberg Watch this 'impossible' stunt as 6 bouncing balls go down maze and end up in same cup Carla Sinclair

religion Watch "Holy Ghost People," a documentary about a snake-handling, tongues-speaking, faith-healing church in Appalachia David Pescovitz

words Man wins round of Scrabble-style gameshow with unusual word Rob Beschizza

Games Review / Among Trees Rob Beschizza

politics Fiona Hill, 11: 'She put the fire out with her hands, and finished the test.' Xeni Jardin

Weird "Bigfoot Watcher Chasing Chemtrails Records a UFO" David Pescovitz

liars Dan Mallory, bullshit artist Rob Beschizza

octopuses Octopi are not from space, but disappointment is real Jason Weisberger