movies Penn Jillette remarks on (mostly phony) magic tricks in pop culture Rusty Blazenhoff

magic Watch this Rubik's Cube magician baffle Ellen Rusty Blazenhoff

film Lovely short film about the joys of performing magic Andrea James

john waters John Waters gives an in-quarantine, green-screened commencement speech Rusty Blazenhoff

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

tabloids Roy Horn lives, China lied, and Murder Hornets Swarm America, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

b-side Ferdinando Buscema and Erik Davis on our pandemic house of cards Gareth Branwyn

deaths Roy Horn, of Siegfried and Roy, dies at 75 of Covid Rob Beschizza

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

puzzles Watch a master solve a nightmare ring puzzle Rob Beschizza

books Ray Bradbury's captivating explanation of his Mr. Electrico character's uncanny origins David Pescovitz

gambling What Steve Forte can do with a pack of cards borders on the unbelievable Ferdinando Buscema

art Art in the age of artifice Ferdinando Buscema

music Psychedelic reggae for deep heads David Pescovitz

Health Care Healthcare choice in America is a scam, according to the people who came up with it Thom Dunn

happy mutants San Diego's Mysterious Galaxy bookstore is saved! Cory Doctorow

magic Celebrate by watching the 'Other Side with Zabrecky Thanksgiving Marathon' Jason Weisberger

podcasts "Obscure" podcasts worth checking out Rusty Blazenhoff

los angeles Los Angeles: Bring your kids to these two family-friendly installments of Boobietrap Jason Weisberger

Strange Cures Jack Black and Rob Zabrecky contact Kurt Cobain Jason Weisberger