cosmetics Burt's Bees founder dead at 80 Rob Beschizza

flipbook These Tim Burton "magical movie machines" are flipping delightful Rusty Blazenhoff

great escapes World's greatest escape from police pursuit Mark Frauenfelder

star wars Listen to the original NPR radio drama adaptations of the first STAR WARS trilogy Thom Dunn

tabloids Kim Jong-un is dead, Prince Andrew is broke, and Kobe Bryant killed himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

earth abides Jonathan Lethem reviews the 1959 adaptation of Earth Abides, starring Burt Lancaster Mark Frauenfelder

star wars Where did the laser sound in STAR WARS come from anyway? Thom Dunn

design Stuck on VHS is a visual history of video store stickers Mark Frauenfelder

movies Burt Reynolds as Bond Rob Beschizza

neon Neon Museum in Las Vegas gives live tour of Tim Burton 'Lost Vegas' exhibit Rusty Blazenhoff

health Coronavirus: 12 deaths in US, 200+ cases confirmed by CDC Xeni Jardin

Business Canada investigating facial recognition company Clearview AI over privacy, security concerns Xeni Jardin

nostalgia Dean and Sammy were the best part of Cannonball Run Jason Weisberger

cults Love Letters to Hitler Mike Shaughnessy

reading recommendations Good Twitter thread for book recommendations Mark Frauenfelder

tv TV's Robin had to take pills to shrink his genitals while Batman stuffed his underwear David Pescovitz

happy mutant I chatted with Danny Elfman about his new MasterClass, and his ventriloquist dummy "Buddy" Rusty Blazenhoff

Business China tech firms shape new facial recognition and surveillance standards at UN: Report Xeni Jardin

class war The Labour manifesto: transformation of the welfare system, fair conditions for workers, universal housing, home care for elderly, fully funded NHS, fair taxes for the rich Cory Doctorow

viral Ms. Tanqueray on Humans of New York is everything Xeni Jardin