toy torture Girl with approximately 150 "Bunchems" snarled in her hair Kevin Reome

Games Atari buys rights to RPG classic Wizardry Rob Beschizza

music This artist builds musical robots from trash that "make dirt sing" Jennifer Sandlin

Technology Seth Godin's AI-powered "Prompt Decks" launch on Kickstarter Mark Frauenfelder

politics Vance to hold "strategy dinner" on how to make a lying sex trafficker sound credible Ellsworth Toohey

politics JD Vance memes are still going strong and are better than ever Jennifer Sandlin

politics House Speaker proves his spine is purely decorative Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment First look: Epic Universe's Dark Universe, featuring classic Universal monsters, is a theme park masterpiece Ruben Bolling

politics Democrats demand insider trading probe Ellsworth Toohey

cars This driver is the par-KING! (video) Allan Rose Hill

video games Dark Souls-inspired game casts you as the final boss Grant St. Clair

Mutant fruit flies created by radiation, would take over Earth within months Ellsworth Toohey

science fiction Starman at 40: John Carpenter's forgotten sci-fi masterpiece, interview with special effects artist John Rosengrant Lee Keeler

holidays Spatchcocking is the best way to prepare a turkey Jason Weisberger

Food Here's a guide to picking the best potato variety for mashing, baking, or frying Mark Frauenfelder

deaths Horror manga pioneer Kazuo Umezu dead at 88 Rob Beschizza

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

fantasy Peter Bebergal's "Appendix N" in a revised, expanded edition Gareth Branwyn

Science World-record-holding stone skipper explains the physics Jennifer Sandlin

politics Spinning out of control, Donald Trump authors an unhinged fantasy about Joe Biden Jason Weisberger