religion Interview: Dr. Karl E H Seigfried talks Ásatrú, Heathenry and beards Seamus Bellamy

Comics The Mountain Goats have a new song about Marvel Comics with possibly the longest title ever Thom Dunn

History The mystery of brass Roman dodecahedrons Rob Beschizza

art Breathtaking photos of sea monsters emerging from the waves David Pescovitz

Kids This cat is even grumpier than Grumpy Cat Andrea James

child abuse After eating ghost peppers, this Danish boys choir sings a Christmas carol Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants Now in print: Neil Gaiman's "novelistic" book of Norse mythos Cory Doctorow

Games Kickstarting a boardgame version of the Zombies, Run! exer-game Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Neil Gaiman's next book: a "novelistic" retelling of the Norse mythos Cory Doctorow

card games Odin's Raven – A well-loved card-based racing game gets a swanky upgrade Gareth Branwyn

Kids 3.3 million Hello Kitty website accounts leaked Cory Doctorow

Jurassic World 10-year-old girl gives advice on seeing Jurassic World Caroline Siede

Loki is a modern anti-hero Joanne Harris

The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, ranked Caroline Siede

Hello! Exploring the Superweird world of Hello Kitty Mark Frauenfelder

tibet The Dalai Lama Will Not Return to Lead Tibet (He Has Something Better in Mind) Jason Louv