John Hodgman explains the function and history of Goldman Sachs for GQ.

"What is Goldman Sachs?

"Goldman Sachs is an investment bank founded in 1869 with the simple goal of providing short-term loans to local businesses and to secretly run the U.S. government."

The Elliott family, including TSOYA repeat guest Chris Elliott, profiled in the New York Times Magazine.

MaxFunPal Josh Bearman wrote an amazing feature in a recent Rolling Stone about Real Life Superheroes -- guys who dress up in outfits and fight crime. And sometimes get arrested, because most stuff superheroes do is illegal. And sometimes get evicted from their hideouts, because nothing that superheroes do pays. It focuses on one guy, Master Legend. Master Legend has a super-weapon, called The Master Blaster, which is a cannon powered by spray-on deoderant.

While you are spending time with Josh's remarkable nose for great stories, don't miss his piece on last week's This American Life, which concerns a profound and violent rift in an organization called The Amalgamated Order of Real-Beard Santas.