The Carpenters Listen to Karen Carpenter sing "California Dreamin'" when she was 17 Mark Frauenfelder

pop music Bonnie Bramlett sings "Superstar" to Leon Russell just months before he died Gareth Branwyn

horror Doc Copper's nose ring in The Thing was the actor's own idea Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets DIY camera inspired by production design of 1979's Alien Rob Beschizza

ghosts West Virginia's haunted hotspots blend paranormal thrills with scenic beauty Popkin

music "I AM BLEEDING INTERNALLY" is the feel-bad song of the summer Jennifer Sandlin

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

music Art-pop band "The Dream Eaters" creates dark and funny earworms that are perfect for these difficult times Jennifer Sandlin

Space First "artisanal" satellite made from wood launched into space Allan Rose Hill

movies Here's the new trailer for Alien: Romulus (video) Allan Rose Hill

crime A carpenter used Apple AirTags to find his stolen tools — along with 15,000 others (video) Carla Sinclair

music Casey Kasem's American Top 40 as a time machine Ruben Bolling

music Burt Bacharach, iconic songwriter of "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," RIP David Pescovitz

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canada Following terror group designation, Proud Boys Canada dissolves Rob Beschizza

micronations In 1948 James T. Mangan declared the entire universe to be a country under his protection Mark Frauenfelder

movies TV writers and actors made a wonderfully awful Batman short film for charity Thom Dunn

Business Netflix launches $100 million coronavirus relief fund to help jobless cast and crew Xeni Jardin

police brutality Video shows Carpentersville cops raid home without warrant and choke teen Rob Beschizza

music Hear all 77 songs Weird Al covered on tour Rusty Blazenhoff