Afflictor: Encourgaing circus strongwomen to break chains since 2009.
- New DVD: Dogtooth.
- Strange, Small & Forgotten Films: Rivers and Tides (2003).
- Miscellaneous Media: Willie Mosconi’s 1965 book about pocket billiards.
- Listeria: Attractions at NYC dime museums (1880s).
- Old Print Articles: Alcoholic acrobat dies in Brooklyn (1887) + Jugglers cause mayhem (1889-1901) + Circus performers have grand NYC wedding (1863),
- Classic Photographs: Artist Neysa McMein carries the flag (1917) + Swimming in NYC’s East River (1921).
- Featured Videos: What’s the Internet? (1994) + Inside Punk magazine’s offices (1976) + London latex fetish doc (1977) + How Silicon Valley came to be + Computer coaches basketball (1959) + Attack of the Puppet People trailer (1958) + Octopus exits from empty beer bottle + Scenes from Cyber Seeker (1993).
- Recently Posted on NYC’s Craigslist: Selling my urine + Will trade my artwork for couple’s therapy + Selling crappy Mets for $750 + Ugly paintings wanted + Need inexpensive engagement ring + Looking for a cheap V-Day gift.
- Charlie Smith did not live until 137.
- The businessperson who most influenced Steve Jobs.
- Condom kingpin Julius Fromm was ruined by the Nazis.
- Sven Birkerts prophetically explains the Internet in 1994.
- The 1978 assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan as recalled by his daughter.
- Darcy Padilla’s brilliant photo series tells the heartwrenching story of Julie Baird.
- Mickey Rourke remembers his dog days in NYC.
- Legless NASA robot heads into space.
- Gay Talese recalls his first article for the New York Times.
- A smart look at the ’60s fashion scene in London.
- Urban spelunkers tour subterranean Paris.
- Stem cell spraygun cures burn victims.
- Has any tool ever disappeared completely from Earth?
- The fastest solar-powered car in the world.
- Roads that automatically melt snow.
- Afflictor Nation: Canada dethroned in January.
- This week’s Afflictor keyphrase searches.