gender The weirdly conservative story of a famous American drag artist from the 1910s Thom Dunn

variety Los Angeles: 'Women in Vaudeville' this Saturday night! Jason Weisberger

education Meet the Depression-era vaudeville family that set a world record for school-hopping Ellsworth Toohey

brazil The wonderful art deco covers of Para Todos magazine Natalie Dressed

silent films Watch these fascinating demonstrations of sound effect instruments from the silent film era! Jennifer Sandlin

copyright Winnie the Pooh is now officially public domain Thom Dunn

adventure What is a "Gilligan Hitch?" Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures Watch an excited Labrador pull a BBC reporter to the ground on live TV Carla Sinclair

orson welles Watch Orson Welles' forgotten 1956 TV Pilot, "The Fountain Of Youth" Thom Dunn

san francisco San Francisco's most notorious strip club, The Mitchell Brothers O' Farrell Theater, closes its doors after 51 years Janelle Hessig

ukulele And now, for some Yiddisha Vaudeville Matt Maranian

los angeles Los Angeles: Bring your kids to these two family-friendly installments of Boobietrap Jason Weisberger

leon redbone RIP: Leon Redbone Jason Weisberger

bank robbers Bank robber gets away, until he slips and spills his cash — right in front of a police officer Carla Sinclair

crime Spectacular read: a profile of Anna Sorokin, a con-artist who convinced New York that she was a high-rolling socialite trust-funder Cory Doctorow

Weird The story of Don the talking dog David Pescovitz

Copyfight A huge trove of vintage movie posters from the University of Texas's Ransom Center archive Cory Doctorow

Kids The 19th-century teen girl who overpowered men in traveling shows Andrea James

puppets Karl Herlinger talks to his fist Michael Borys