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Top 10 and Top 20 lists, fun stories from the weird corners of the news, and gaming coverage from the NES era to next week. Written like we’re texting you the good parts.
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Top 10 Black Friday Mistakes Tech Shoppers Make
Ten Black Friday mistakes tech shoppers make, from fake sale prices to doorbuster models, and how to dodge each one before November…
Top 10 Halloween Songs for Your Party Playlist
Ten Halloween songs for a party playlist, from the 1962 Monster Mash to Thriller, with the story behind each and where to…
Top 10 Halloween Movies for Kids Who Scare Easily
Ten Halloween movies for kids who scare easily, ordered from gentlest to spookiest, with a plain-English note on what to expect from…
Top 10 Thanksgiving Movies to Watch Between Dinner and Pie
Ten movies set around Thanksgiving, for the long stretch between eating too much and eating more pie.
Top Lists
Top 20 Halloween Candies, Ranked From Best to “Please Don’t Knock on My Door Again”
Twenty Halloween candies, ranked from the stuff worth trading your little sister for to the stuff that belongs in the garbage with…
Pop News & Fun Stories
Crew-13 Launches to the Space Station, and a High School Declared a Holiday
Crew-13 launched to the International Space Station on October 1. Meet the crew, the capsule named Grace, and the high school that…
Archaeologists Found a Roman Temple to Mars Under a German Forest
Excavators at the Kapersburg Roman fort in Hesse uncovered a third-century temple to Mars and a statuette of Victoria.
Astronomers May Have Found a “Phoenix” Planet Rising From the Ashes of a Dead Star
A candidate second-generation planet may have formed from the debris of a dead star, a first if confirmed.
A Two-Headed Turtle Hatched on Cape Cod and Honestly, Respect
A two-headed diamondback terrapin hatchling found in Wellfleet is being cared for on Cape Cod. Here is what we know.
Gaming
Top 10 Cozy Games to Relax With When the World Is Too Much
Ten cozy video games for people who want to relax, build something small and pretty, and never be yelled at by a…
Top 10 Scariest Video Games to Play This Halloween
Ten of the scariest video games ever made, ranked for people who like being frightened on purpose.
Top 20 Best Free PC Games Right Now
Twenty free PC games worth downloading, with honest notes on what each one is like and where the sneaky spending hides.
Top 10 Most Anticipated Video Games of Late 2026
Ten games defining the end of 2026, from Grand Theft Auto VI to a Zelda remake, ranked by how badly your wallet…
Education & Learning
Top 10 Free Ways to Learn to Code Without Paying for a Bootcamp
Ten free places to learn to code, from kid-friendly blocks to a legendary Harvard course, with no tuition and no bootcamp sales…
Top 20 Best Free Educational Websites for K-8 Students
Twenty free educational websites for kids, teachers and homeschool families, from nonprofit giants to small indie projects, with honest notes on what…