cars New Vermont bill introduced to permit emoji on license plates David Pescovitz

corruption Across America, DMVs make millions selling your license data to private eyes — and randos Cory Doctorow

privacy Florida DMV makes millions selling Floridians' data…for pennies (and you can't opt out) Cory Doctorow

happy mutants California proposes location-tracking, e-ink license plates that display "STOLEN" if a car is boosted Cory Doctorow

driving See the driver's licenses belonging to Hitchcock, Johnny Cash, De Niro, and others David Pescovitz

thailand Macaques have colonized a city in Thailand and converted a movie theatre into a cemetery Thom Dunn

newsletters Recommended newsletter: Exploding Topics, "a list of rapidly trending topics, insights and analysis." Mark Frauenfelder

Games Kickstarting Sugar Heist, a delightful card game about stealing candy from babies Thom Dunn

vote California Republicans sue to stop mail-in voter ballots Thom Dunn

license plates 33MTA3 is a banned license plate name. Here are 99 others Mark Frauenfelder

music The Misfits' Glenn Danzig's "Danzig Sings Elvis," the album and tour David Pescovitz

police Los Angeles police capture suspect driving stolen SUV hearse with body inside David Pescovitz

Weird Man trampled by startled deer in McDonalds parking lot Xeni Jardin

us news With crossbow, 'Good Samaritan' accidentally kills man he was trying to save from 2 pit bulls' attack Xeni Jardin

music I miss ska-punk Jason Weisberger

Weird Modern archaeology is entering a paywalled Lovecraftian forum to access a 1929 edition of an Egypt travel guide John Struan

excessive punishment A 21-year-old who overslept and missed jury duty was given 10 days in jail Mark Frauenfelder

san francicisco San Franciscans happily house Oregonian searching for his lost dog 'Yippy' Jason Weisberger

Funny Watch MSNBC's Chris Hayes unintentionally coin a new euphemism for masturbation David Pescovitz

DMV Tastemakers Woman wins her fight with New Hampshire to keep her vanity license plate Mark Frauenfelder