knives Sharpen your knives Jason Weisberger

Science Why are diamonds clear, but coal black? Maggie Koerth

finders keepers Someone found the $1 million treasure chest in the Rocky Mountains David Pescovitz

tabloids Meghan runs off with Princess Diana’s jewels, Prince Andrew caught fleeing, and Ron Jeremy’s wood, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

late stage capitalism A mere $112K will get you a Tiffany's advent calendar Rusty Blazenhoff

graphics Online face generator Rob Beschizza

art Seattle's Roq La Rue Gallery turns 21 Mark Frauenfelder

politics Elizabeth Warren profile: portrait of a savvy politician who appeals to working people, and who can get stuff done Cory Doctorow

trump Pompeo: Arctic ice melting means 'new opportunities for trade’ Xeni Jardin

feminism Miley Cyrus makes 'Santa Baby' feminist: 'A girl's best friend is equal pay' Rusty Blazenhoff

design Why most pencils are yellow Mark Frauenfelder

futility closet Little Bighorn's victors on the bravest man they fought Futility Closet

change De Beers to sell lab-made diamonds as gemstones Rob Beschizza

serial killers Zodiac killer's unsolved code "behaves like fake ciphers" and therefore probably a ruse Rob Beschizza

Space Buy your own space artifact at this meteorite auction – or just read the fun descriptions Clive Thompson

vodka heist A bottle of vodka worth over one-million dollars was stolen from a Danish bar Carla Sinclair

happy mutants The internal economics of a popular Minecraft server are an object lesson in everything great and terrible about markets Cory Doctorow