nyc Prohibition era 'Bulldog Bootleggers' honored with statue in NYC Rusty Blazenhoff

urban legends Green Man's Tunnel is a legendary site among seekers of haunted places Popkin

conspiracy theories How conspiracy theories challenge Snopes' mission to find the "truth" Thom Dunn

horror "Never Have I Ever" is a charming dark fantasy story collection from a Filipino perspective Thom Dunn

new york city Sculptures of wolves mauling tourist appear in New York City parks Rusty Blazenhoff

fake news There is no chemical that will turn pool water a different color if you pee in it David Pescovitz

science fiction Walt Disney's Frozen Head: a science fiction movie secretly shot at Walt Disney World Cory Doctorow

urban legends "Write the best possible final exam question for this course, then answer it." Mark Frauenfelder

Science Is the Five Second Rule real? David Pescovitz

new york city Alligator found in Brooklyn, New York David Pescovitz

fearmongering The bogus Satanic Panic is returning. Here's a look at the original purveyors of myth — Chick Tracts Jennifer Sandlin

theme parks Action Park was the most dangerous amusement park in the world Popkin

futility closet In the 1870s, enormous swarms of grasshoppers beset pioneers on the American plains Futility Closet

Science Study finds that false news spreads faster than truth online, thanks to humans (not bots) Cory Doctorow

History My RSS feeds from a decade ago, a snapshot of gadget blogging when that was a thing Rob Beschizza

books An excerpt from Souls, Light and Wings, a debut novel by Simon A.G. Spencer Simon A.G. Spencer