True stories John Sundman shares a life-changing experience from 50 years ago as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal Mark Frauenfelder

True stories "Swamp Boy" tells the true story of a medical mystery Jennifer Sandlin

carnivals I met Mr. Blockhead when I was 17 Mark Frauenfelder

dating Man helps his Tinder date give birth Devin Nealy

True stories In 4 minutes, 100 people explain how they got their scars Mark Frauenfelder

family Woman animates her dysfunctional family's conversations Rusty Blazenhoff

True stories I stopped a ten million dollar robbery James Altucher

cats The best songs about depression written from the perspective of a cat Thom Dunn

politics LA county District Attorney office quits Twitter over its refusal to deal with "homophobic" posts targeting it Rob Beschizza

tabletop gaming Warhammer 40,000 and its growing fascism problem Gareth Branwyn

storytelling Using Joseph Campbell's monomyth to write a porno Thom Dunn

non-newtonian ChatGPT writes a Juice Newton song about Huey and Issac sharing a fig newton Jason Weisberger

television Trailer for "I'm a Virgo," new show starring Boots Riley as a 13-ft tall teen Elías Villoro

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

architecture Mark the 130th anniversary of the Chicago World's Fair by reading "The Devil in the White City" this summer Jennifer Sandlin

photography The mystery person who spies on theme parks from the sky Ruben Bolling

toys Remembering the Sunshine Family, the "most 1970s toys of the 1970s" Jennifer Sandlin

Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt

AI How to build a Magic AI Storybook with a Raspberry Pi and ChatGPT Mark Frauenfelder

baltimore John Waters gets honorary degree from Baltimore university: "Remember when the scarecrow gets the brain in 'Wizard of Oz'?" Rusty Blazenhoff