picks El Cajon police say unarmed black man pointed vape at officer before he was shot to death Xeni Jardin

Technology Senate GOP introduce bill to end 'warrant-proof' encryption, end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp is targeted Xeni Jardin

politics Map of state-level coronavirus coordination efforts look like apocalyptic sci-fi Rob Beschizza

Science Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88 Xeni Jardin

music New book about the books that changed David Bowie's life David Pescovitz

politics Passport and Nobels Jasmina Tesanovic

web theory Kentucky's governor insisted that investment bankers could provide broadband. He was wrong. Cory Doctorow

security Why is Facebook's iOS app accessing my camera while I do unrelated things, users ask Xeni Jardin

Roadside Attractions Paul Bunyan and other fiberglass advertising giants ride again at Bell Plastics in Hayward California Janelle Hessig

Food Cheap frozen dinners styled and photographed as dishes from five star restaurants David Pescovitz

music Listen to MAD Magazine's Alfred E. Neuman sing "What—Me Worry?" (1959) David Pescovitz

Technology This map shows where local police departments partner with Amazon's Ring Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Sticker portrait of Alfred E. Neuman (RIP, MAD) Cory Doctorow

security After elderly tenant was locked in his apartment by his landlord's stupid "smart lock," tenants win right to use actual keys to enter their homes Cory Doctorow

books The National Security Sublime: On the Aesthetics of Government Secrecy Matthew Potolsky

mad Drew Friedman's homage to science fiction illustrator Frank "Kelly" Freas in MAD Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Black Batman: an origin story for an alternate superhero Cory Doctorow

comedy Weird Al announces his 2019 tour will include orchestras Rusty Blazenhoff

calls for genocide Former senior CIA official says it's "quite near time" for Trump supporters to kill Trump opponents Mark Frauenfelder

Kids Watch how gross makeup looks at 1600x magnification Andrea James