veterans Just in time for Veterans Day, Donald Trump Jr compares himself to dead soldiers in his new book Thom Dunn

picks Arlington National Cemetery is the only monument we need to Robert E. Lee Jason Weisberger

deaths Annie Glenn, widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn, dies age 100 of COVID-19 Xeni Jardin

social distancing Why is everyone suddenly baking bread? I think I know Gareth Branwyn

Business Landmines are actually good, says Defense Sec as Trump prepares to undo Obama-era landmine ban Xeni Jardin

politics New Jersey AG says 5 politicians took thousands in cash bribes via envelopes, paper bags, coffee cups Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Slime Tango: an inverse tug-of-war, played with blobs of slime Cory Doctorow

Business Amazon's staffing up a news vertical full of crime stories designed to scare you into buying a spying, snitching "smart" doorbell Cory Doctorow

redhats Mob of young MAGA hat wearers surrounds Native American elder and mock him [UPDATED WITH NEW VIDEO] Mark Frauenfelder

picks Texas: Large Infant Son breaks hospital newborn weight record at 15 pounds Xeni Jardin

Science New species of snake found in another snake's belly David Pescovitz

Business #AmazonHQ2: Amazon to open New York and Northern Virginia headquarters, plus new Nashville operations center Xeni Jardin

Technology Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, RIP David Pescovitz

politics What's this ex-ICE official doing at an anti-Muslim hatefest in Virginia? Xeni Jardin

Kids Beach Toy Library: Borrow a sand toy, leave a sand toy Rusty Blazenhoff

fake news Hillary Clinton’s funeral plans, and how to be like Donald Trump, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

class war Rail barons and the new gilded age: one-percenters travel in style by hitching private "super-luxe" railcars to Amtrak trains Cory Doctorow

transportation Here’s why pop culture features so little public transportation Caroline Siede

books Public library's card catalog and books linked by scent David Pescovitz

#trumprussia A million dollars in a rug store – and other ways Paul Manafort spent his allegedly ill-gotten fortune Mark Frauenfelder