ads Pop Tarts replaces model's eyes with mouths in nightmare ad Rob Beschizza

animation Girl with bubble gum, and mouths for eyes Rob Beschizza

alt-right A former InfoWars employee describes Alex Jones' bizarre and dangerous behavior Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids End of the British monarchy, FBI’s Epstein cover-up, and Mary Poppins’ orgy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music How software sterilized rock music Rob Beschizza

poop Just dropped: Play-Doh's Poop Troop Rusty Blazenhoff

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

animals The Onion wonders if animals should have more eyes Rob Beschizza

books Triangle — a new book about some very sneaky shapes Marykate Smith Despres

art Strange wooden drawstring boxes Andrea James

happy mutants Read: Rescue, by Sarah Gailey Sarah Gailey

Weird Cute two-faced calf is oldest of its kind to survive David Pescovitz

corruption UC Davis Chancellor spent $400K+ to scrub her online reputation after pepper-spray incident Cory Doctorow

deep dreaming Google's Deep Dreaming fills the 'net with psychedelic nightmare GIFs Rob Beschizza

gift guide Can't You Stack Tama and Friends – a popular stacking and balance game in Japan Wink

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

offworld The many inglorious deaths of my virtual fish Leigh Alexander

Excerpts Dr. Mütter's Marvels: intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz

DRONES How Dan Shapiro created the most-backed game in Kickstarter history Mark Frauenfelder