The world’s first robot psychopath; proof of life on Mars; The New Yorker‘s tribute to Anthony Bourdain.

Edible board games; the tale of New York City’s glamorous 20-something grifter; the real slumlords of Vancouver.

The sweet eating habits of the Swedes; a realistic take on the royal drama; an Alanis Morissette musical prepares to hit the stage.

What the Knights Templar ate; grannies share pasta recipes; the strange tale of the world’s largest pearl.

Japan’s rent-a-relative service; the definitive guide to moldy cheese; where the Amish go on vacation.

The importance of integrity, karaoke, and cake.

Foods for a funeral; why jaguars like Calvin Klein cologne; the joys of being alone.

Hollywood’s most realistic psychos; six rare and regional ice cream flavours; a disturbing new tween magazine.

North America’s most elusive man; the ultimate Q&A on healthy eating; the secret to being present.

Life on the world’s most densely populated isle; an interactive guide to Jewish food; celebs seek out the “penis treatment”.

The delights of modern space food; Lebanon’s one per cent; why are so many beauty bloggers Mormon?

Meet the Internet’s latest fembot celebrity; China plans to rate its 1.3-billion citizens.

Book-to-film adaptations in 2018; the analogue appeal of board games; why so many adults are haunted by trauma.

Life-changing stocking stuffers; the end of the social media era; how a garden shed became London’s top-rated restaurant.

The bleakness of children’s movies; a museum of museums; ketosis in a bottle.

The secret literary history of colour; misogyny in the restaurant world; the sweet nostalgia of retro candy.

A history of murderous women; witchcraft in Versailles; an iconic New York restaurant closes its doors.

The subversive undertones of long hair; professional sorority rushers; a scent for your thighs.

How to live smarter; why happy people cheat; sex in space.

A record setting bee beard; the snack habits of writers; counterterrorism in the Hamptons.

Exploding art; sympathy etiquette; the perfect time to take a nap.

Future flavour trends; mentorship gone wrong; a goat is a man’s best friend.

The first genderless baby; China’s gravity-defying graveyards; did Amelia Earhart survive?

An 18th-century dating profile; New York’s best hot dogs; virtual forest baths.

An animated national portrait; the Canada most people don’t see; preserving perishable art.

Restaurant thievery; edible packages; and why China loves Ivanka.

Rich people problems; the strangest place on earth; cow farts, beans, and greenhouse gases.

An unlikely celebrity feud; the 19 different reasons we smile; how working less could solve all our problems.

How not to write a travel essay; extraterrestrial ice cream; spiders could theoretically eat everyone you know.

A quiz to find your national park soulmate; a literary journal written by inmates; the oldest record of life on Earth.

Controversy in the art world; Montreal’s female-run vintage chocolatier; a business model involving attractive young women and weed.

Emotion-controlled theme park rides; sushi-themed Kit Kat bars; an AI game that grows smarter the more you play with it.