halloween Toddlers connected in clever 'Slinky Dog' costume Rusty Blazenhoff

white supremacists The legal battle over those novelty Sea Monkeys and X-Ray Specs involves white supremacy and a 60s bondage film star Thom Dunn

smithsonian The origin story of that all-American toy, Slip 'N Slide Andrea James

Japan Teardown of iconic Sony TR-63 transistor radio from 1957 Mark Frauenfelder

sesame street A dark fan theory explores the illicit affair between Elmo's mom and his Uncle Jack Thom Dunn

Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Comics MAD Magazine legend Al Jaffee retires at age 99 Janelle Hessig

Gadgets Bring images and characters to life with this cartoon animation software Boing Boing's Shop

COVID-19 Catholics have more fun: baptism by squirt gun Matt Maranian

ireland The Cork City Dump is a haunted graveyard of your childhood Thom Dunn

toys The wonderful history of Troll Dolls David Pescovitz

comfort food Disney just released the secret recipe for its grilled three-cheese sandwich Mark Frauenfelder

places To Be or Knot to Be: The Museum of Everyday Life seeks submissions for its new exhibition Matt Maranian

Technology Investors used Clearview AI app as a personal toy for spying on public Xeni Jardin

tabloids Your dollar bills could kill you, and Prince Andrew tries to kill himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

lego RIP: Jens Nygaard Knudsen, father of the LEGO minifigure Jason Weisberger

coronavirus Amazon item description includes "Shipped from Amazon Warehouse in US, Free from Virus" Rob Beschizza

makers Teenagers recreate Toy Story 3 using stop-motion animation Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants I reviewed William Gibson's novel "Agency" for today's LA Times Cory Doctorow

tabloids Bill Clinton’s party on Epstein’s Lolita Express jet, Two Meghans demand millions, and a very Merry Christmas, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan