MEDUSA AND THE BASILISK

Note: we are republishing this story which originally made the news in July 2017. When Wade Seago heard his dog incessantly barking at something outside his home, the last thing he expected was to find a 820-pound hog on his front lawn. Seago lives in rural Samson, Alabama, and is used to being surrounded by wildlife. His schnauzer,…

This is a famous satirical webcomic (often called the “Look at the Invisible Threat” or “Fear of the Unseen” comic) that mocks how fear works in modern society, especially in politics and media. Here’s the full sequence and what it means: A man in a movie theater points at three tiny, harmless dots floating in…