interview Interview with Case Esparros, independent filmmaker and director of "The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost" Natalie Dressed

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

Humiliation Sad Donald Trump cries about barricade to explain why nobody shows up to support him at trial (video) Carla Sinclair

Robot wolves guard Japanese towns from boars, bears Rob Beschizza

rudy giuliani Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson says Rudy Giuliani groped her on January 6 riot day Mark Frauenfelder

Weird Legendary wolf man photographed in German forest David Pescovitz

film Coming soon from filmmaker Case Esparros: "The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost" Mister Dobo

music Music video reminisces about the time Hulk Hogan slammed Andre the Giant Devin Nealy

Rest in Peace Watch John Prine sing a song to Gordon Lightfoot Jennifer Sandlin

geckos Watch this adorable gecko hatching Jennifer Sandlin

Camper Van Beethoven Enjoy this intimate Camper Van Beethoven set Jennifer Sandlin

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

Reviews Video about Robert Zemeckis' "uncanny valley" CGI Films Mark Frauenfelder

cnn CNN's new boss tells staff not to say "Big Lie" when referring to Trump's Big Lie Carla Sinclair

Art and Design Watch: video of Artist Jordan Wolfson's moving sculpture "MANIC / LOVE" Popkin

movies Watch "The Golem" (1920) rescored by members of the Flaming Lips, Los Lobos, Threshing Floor, plus commentary by occult, Jewish, and tech big thinkers David Pescovitz

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

robots Japanese town enlists terrifying robot wolves to protect them from bears Thom Dunn