bong bong Thousands of SF marijuana convictions to go up in smoke, DA applying new pot legalization laws all the way back to 1975 Xeni Jardin

skateboarding Watch this incredible skateboarder who has no legs David Pescovitz

poetry Joy Harjo named 23rd Poet Laureate, first Native American to serve in U.S. position of honor Xeni Jardin

ice 8-year-old Guatemalan boy dies in U.S. Border Patrol custody on Christmas morning Gina Loukareas

happy mutants Snetris is "snake + tetris" Cory Doctorow

optical illusion This newspaper classifieds section is trippy Rusty Blazenhoff

Kids Last-ditch plan to save 30 remaining vaquitas, earth's tiniest porpoises Andrea James

novels Interview with Ken Follet about forthcoming 3rd book in Kingsbridge series: A Column of Fire Mark Frauenfelder

music Super Mario theme performed on MalletKAT, a full-size MIDI xylophone Rob Beschizza

happy mutants The glitched-out, large-scale murals of Felipe Pantone Cory Doctorow

picks Radioactive material stolen in Mexico. Authorities: If you find our nukes, 'don't open it' Xeni Jardin

corruption America: a welcome home for corrupt foreign politicians and businesspeople Cory Doctorow

trump Mexico's former president is 'not going to pay' for Donald Trump's 'fucking wall' Xeni Jardin

Kids Jen Wang author visit at LA Public Library, Oct 7 Cory Doctorow