James Corden 'Thor' cast surprise fans with a low-budget live-action version of the film Rusty Blazenhoff

politics 'It sickened me', says fmr Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mike Mullen on Trump's church gassing stunt Xeni Jardin

futility closet In 1942, Winnipeg staged a Nazi invasion to promote the sale of war bonds Futility Closet

type Dune logo unveiled at event; copyright claimants rush to remove it from the 'net Rob Beschizza

drugs Carl's Jr. to test a CBD-infused burger David Pescovitz

television Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 felony counts for faking his assault David Pescovitz

music Ozzy Osbourne sells bat plushie with detachable head David Pescovitz

names Macaulay Culkin to legally change his middle name to 'Macaulay Culkin' Rusty Blazenhoff

scientology Scientology tells Jezebel to remove story about leader's disappeared wife Rob Beschizza

politics Roger Stone admits he talked Wikileaks and Julian Assange with Trump campaign in 2016, Steve Bannon and Rebekah Mercer oddly connected Xeni Jardin

la freeways Man in underwear stopped traffic as he vaped and danced on sign over LA freeway Carla Sinclair

pollution This man is swimming across the Pacific Ocean to raise awareness about plastic pollution Seamus Bellamy

DRONES Fancy new geoglyphs discovered in Peru Seamus Bellamy

crackpots Self-proclaimed rocket scientist puts “flat-earth-proving” launch on hold Robert Spallone

sausage troll British sausage roll shop apologizes for this amazing image of baby Jesus as an enormous sausage roll Rob Beschizza

undercover Jackie Chan went undercover on Reddit and other sites to answer fan questions Rusty Blazenhoff

animal rights Animal rights activist breaks his 365-day vow of silence on TV Rusty Blazenhoff

fourth amendment Swat Team terrorizes drug-free family of tea-drinking tomato-growers Mark Frauenfelder

illustration Illustrator Drew Friedman writes about working for Jared Kushner Drew Friedman

trumpism Almost everything Trump has done since taking office has been a meaningless publicity stunt Cory Doctorow