Japan Five things you should never do when eating in Japan Mark Frauenfelder

sex workers This 1849 guidebook was a Yelp for whorehouses Mark Frauenfelder

elections The Rich and the Normal Jasmina Tesanovic

cookbooks Learn how to eat a lobster and answers to other etiquette questions with this beautifully illustrated guide Marykate Smith Despres

donald trump Curses, superstition, and slaughtered billy goats: why the Cubs World Series win means your vote matters Maureen Herman

books Glass artist Dale Chihuly plays with fire and the audacity of beauty Ben Marks

wildlife Raccoons have the most appalling table manners Heather Johanssen

Kid tries to take photo of woman with laptop camera, woman covers lens (110 BC) Mark Frauenfelder

offworld The clone that wasn't Leigh Alexander

40 of the world's weirdest flowers Nadina Hughes

maker mayhem Maker Mayhem: Low Moments in How-To History, Part 12 Matt Maranian

Dr. Chase’s Receipt Book: delightfully awful medical nonsense Kelly Kittell

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Entertainment The Desolation of Tolkien Ethan Gilsdorf

Science Hollywood gets science wrong — and that's okay Maggie Koerth