video Video: Spectacular aerial views of Los Angeles via drone Andrea James

News SUV plows into BLM protest in NYC's Times Square, similar potentially deadly attacks happening around U.S. Xeni Jardin

books Two far-out books about California counterculture reviewed by Erik Davis David Pescovitz

Comic Books Here's another example of one cartoonist swiping another cartoonist's work Mark Frauenfelder

Weird Insane video of a paper mill explosion in Maine (no one was hurt!) Xeni Jardin

good cop yes donut Bodycam footage of man being pulled from burning building Rob Beschizza

racism University gift shop displayed black leader dolls by hanging them from a model tree David Pescovitz

graeber Banks have returned to the pre-2008 world of automatic credit-limit increases for credit cards used by already indebted people Cory Doctorow

krampus A happy sing-along song about Krampus Rusty Blazenhoff

education #RedForEd rebooted: Chicago's teachers are back on strike Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Revealing the cover of "Poesy the Monster Slayer," my first-ever picture book! Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Fan-made "rideable" Haunted Mansion poster Cory Doctorow

politics Trump suggested shooting migrants in the legs Rob Beschizza

your ig nobel is in the mail Knives made of human feces don't actually work, experiment finds Clive Thompson

happy mutants Marc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks Chris Merritt

books A true crime book for every US state David Pescovitz

book picks 50 must-read fantasy books by women Rob Beschizza

security Facebook must also pay SEC $100 million over misuse of user data Xeni Jardin

happy mutants The magic theatre of High Weirdness Ferdinando Buscema

Comics Eleanor Davis Comics! Cartoonist Kayfabe Show and Tell Ed Piskor