ohio Woodworker carves a 'Christmas Story' leg lamp based on his own leg Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

puzzles My trip through the Starmaze: a world in the 9th dimension Jane Frauenfelder

facebook The Facebook Community Standards Roast! Ethan Persoff

creativity How a children's book about a mouse is keeping me motivated in quarantine Thom Dunn

Comics Friday: the new digital-first, pay-what-you-want Lovecraftian YA detective comic from Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente Thom Dunn

toys The wonderful history of Troll Dolls David Pescovitz

books Labyrinth children's storybook coming this fall Rob Beschizza

tabloids Bill Clinton’s party on Epstein’s Lolita Express jet, Two Meghans demand millions, and a very Merry Christmas, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

graphic novels Watch the new trailer for Netflix's upcoming "Locke & Key" adaptation Thom Dunn

tabloids Megxit Explodes – Who’s to blame? in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants McMansion Hell awards its annual prize for the best gingerbread McMansion! Cory Doctorow

tabloids Penis fish, Simon Cowell’s missing boobs, and Hillary Clinton’s gay flings, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

rip Rest in Power, Allee Willis — Queen of Kitsch Rusty Blazenhoff

cancer Love, loss, and Carrie Fisher’s lamp Gina Loukareas

cover songs Enjoy 101 different versions of "Fairytale of New York" Thom Dunn

tabloids Royal brawl in palace, Brad & Jen’s reunion, and 2020 predictions in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Space Listen to the Christmas Eve message from the first humans orbiting another world (1968) David Pescovitz