Kai Lalley Bradbury close-reads the European Commission’s English Style Guide as an uneasy source of authority on language with an absurdist sense of humor.

Emily Knapp gives us three ubiquitous reply guys from the eponymous meme—the Cookie Manster, the Tone Police, and the Gaslighter—laid bare and effectively gamified in printable, ready-to-gift bingo cards.

Early science fiction writers and readers conspired to predict our futures, constantly revising outdated speculations and promising startling revelations—Krushna Dande tracks their failed visions.