Spider-Man Bolivian brothers let a black widow bite them all in hopes of getting superpowers Thom Dunn

Space US silver dollar coin design commemorating astronaut/schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe David Pescovitz

spiders Three young brothers made a black widow spider bite them, hoped to become Spider-Man David Pescovitz

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star wars Compare the fat joke in the Black Widow trailer with Daisy Ridley saying she was "taking in no nutrients" John Struan

tabloids Nipple clamps, squeezed breasts, and a Royal rude awakening, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

usausausa Reverse mortgages: subprime's "stealth aftershock" that is costing elderly African-Americans their family homes Cory Doctorow

poisons and toxins A video roundup of the world's most lethal substances Mark Frauenfelder

spiders Gentleman sets fire to his parents home trying to kill spiders Seamus Bellamy

tabloids The Queen’s Nazi shame, JonBenet’s killer found, and Owen Wilson’s baby mama revealed, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

canada Rob Ford's brother is running for Ontario Premier, but Rob Ford's widow is suing him for stealing millions from the family Cory Doctorow

crime Mladic the genocide: a moment of silence for the Balkans' lost lives, honor and credibility Jasmina Tesanovic

trump Widow of slain US serviceman confirms President Trump a buffoon Jason Weisberger

Kids Raising Dion, sci-fi comic about child with superpowers, greenlit as Netflix series Andrea James

books Walkaway won the Dragon Award for Best Apocalyptic Novel Cory Doctorow

podcasts Belle Gunness lured lonely men to her Indiana farm to rob and kill them Futility Closet

Comics The complicated, feminist history of Wonder Woman’s odd origin story Caroline Siede

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

parodies The Coloring Book for Goths: because goths (and former goths) can take a joke Wink

illumination Motion activated mailbox light Mark Frauenfelder