travel Atlas Obscura – The intriguing website of life oddities moves to illustrated book form Sara Lorimer

Space What are these mysterious objects filmed flying close to the moon? Rob Beschizza

art This talented courtroom artist has drawn the trials of John Gotti, Martha Stewart, and Donald Trump David Pescovitz

music David Bowie's 11th studio album, "Low," is 42 today Gareth Branwyn

movies Actually, Solo is good David Mizejewski

Art and Design The incredible science illustrations of Paul Mirocha Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants The night I began loving the alien Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants Every Heart a Doorway: Seanan McGuire's subversive, gorgeous tale of rejects from the realms of faerie Cory Doctorow

offworld Cibele and the end of an era for internet lovers Leigh Alexander

offworld Offworld Monday Reflection: Living card games, white whales and digital bonsai trees Laura Hudson

lemony snicket A Series of Unfortunate Questions for Daniel Handler Mark Dery

The secret to success is working on the Right Thing Nicole Dieker

science fiction Describing the indescribable with Jeff Vandermeer Peter Mendelsund

Science XKCD's What If: "Dear Abby for Mad Scientists" in book form Cory Doctorow

interviews Making the Book Talismanic: An Interview with Robert Ansell Avi Solomon