Why science-fiction writers are so good at predicting the future.

Here’s Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, with his sisters Maggie and Lisa in a 1969 film made by his father, Homer.

Why the same side of the Moon always faces the Earth.

How to care for a newborn: advice from 1254.

Incredible brick sculptures.

Twenty-one famous actors who quietly voiced cartoon characters.

ICYMI, Friday’s links, including Dave Barry’s Manliness Manifesto and 22 before-and-after pictures of animals growing up, are here.