hedgehog Watch hedgehog smile like a Ferengi getting an ear massage Andrew Yi

paintings Moody paintings with superimposed videos of smiling mouths Andrew Yi

sports Now, a smiley-faced basketball Rusty Blazenhoff

smile Mirror activates when someone smiles into it Rusty Blazenhoff

smile A historian of "Positive Thinking" surrenders (almost) David Pescovitz

politics Most Americans now have low opinion of Elon Musk Rob Beschizza

books "Weird Ireland" offers a wonderfully whimsical tour of the Emerald Isle Thom Dunn

Comics "You'll Do Bad Things" might be the most gorgeous horror comic you read this year Thom Dunn

adorable doggos Naughty dog pulls silliest guilty grin Jennifer Sandlin

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music Green Day to Chili Peppers: Artists rally for fire-ravaged Los Angeles Mark Cerulli

delightful creatures Doggo determined to steal treat from brother — even if eating it becomes impossible (video) Carla Sinclair

psychology How an 1800s French doctor's experiments with electrocuted faces revealed science of real smiles Ellsworth Toohey

cute Meet Petunia, a baby beaver who will brighten your day Popkin

Auction: Einstein's famous tongue photo with his own handwritten funny caption Allan Rose Hill

illustration The 19th century pufferfish art of Joseph Drayton and Alfred Agate Popkin

adorable doggos Adorable fluffball ferociously bares teeth for treats Jennifer Sandlin

music "The Ballad of Toshi" – On women gazing at men in biopics Ruben Bolling

australia Tree kangaroos: the best animal ASMR on the internet Jennifer Sandlin

royal ascensions Elon Musk steals the show at his, er, Trump's Mar-a-Lago Thanksgiving party (video) Carla Sinclair