National Geographic With Covid still surging, who's in the mood for TV's upcoming Hot Zone: Anthrax? Carla Sinclair

money Croatia's Kuna to be replaced with Euro when it joins Eurozone tomorrow. The old money's good until Jan 14, 2023 Andrew Yi

christmas Rod Serling's 1964 retelling of 'A Christmas Carol' Rusty Blazenhoff

fish Investigations begin into Berlin aquarium failure; some fish survived Jennifer Sandlin

animals LA Animal Control issues first ever license for pet unicorn ownership Thom Dunn

makers Maker jargon and slang for 2022 Gareth Branwyn

exoplanets Why the discovery of sulfur dioxide and photochemistry on an exoplanet is a big deal Gareth Branwyn

climate change From Devil's Breath, a documentary about deadly wildfires Elías Villoro

furniture McDonald's created a videogame chair with french fry holders and stain-proof leather David Pescovitz

Great Pacific Garbage Patch How do we clean plastics out of our oceans? Jennifer Sandlin

russia This is life in a Russian penal colony, as lived by Pussy Riot's Masha Ayokhina (video) David Pescovitz

politics Federal judge orders armed right-wing goons intimidating Arizona voters to knock it off–and to post a truth online Elías Villoro

pranks Mysterious massive duck unexpectedly escapes Maine harbor (video) David Pescovitz

cartoons They're working on a Sausage Party animated series Devin Nealy

native americans Most lithium deposits in the US are on or near tribal land Thom Dunn

events Lucha VaVoom, a glam slam wrestling show in downtown LA celebrates 20 years Lee Keeler

books History book about era of Mexican revolution is also about tomorrow Elías Villoro

star trek Harlan Ellison auction includes the world's most (in)famous "Star Trek" photo Mark Frauenfelder

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art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn