mistakes Exploding Whale Memorial Park opens near site where that beached whale was blown up in 1970 Rusty Blazenhoff

late stage capitalism North Carolina Verizon customers, trapped by Hurricane Florence, say they're being throttled and upsold Cory Doctorow

Science Hurricane Florence in 3D, as seen by NASA's MISR onboard the Terra satellite Xeni Jardin

gop Six years ago, North Carolina Republicans voted in a law decreeing that the seas weren't rising Cory Doctorow

tinker tailor soldier godzilla Every movie, starring Godzilla Rob Beschizza

futility closet In 1934, two women set out to travel the length of Africa by motorcycle Futility Closet

History The interesting story behind Dorothea Lange's famous "Migrant Mother" photo Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Lent: Jo Walton's new novel is Dante's Groundhog Day Cory Doctorow

yabba dabba doo New owner of California's "Flintstones" house sued by city after adding dinosaurs Rob Beschizza

crime Which prison will house 'El Chapo'? Probably this Colorado 'supermax' Xeni Jardin

Science NOAA says 2018 was 4th warmest year on record, in an undeniable global warming trend Xeni Jardin

Copyfight Happy Public Domain day: for real, for the first time in 20 years! Cory Doctorow

climate 30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future Cory Doctorow

floods Detainees trapped in van drown in flood Rob Beschizza

News Hurricane Florence makes pig poop ponds overflow in North Carolina Xeni Jardin

politics Anderson Cooper calls out Donald Trump's "frankly idiotic" son for lying about storm photo Rob Beschizza

ice Trump diverts millions from FEMA for ICE detentions, calls Puerto Rico "unsung success" Gina Loukareas

weather Badass NOAA storm trackers fly into Hurricane Florence Seamus Bellamy

humor Conan road trips around Italy acting like a big, dumb American (in the funniest way ever) Rusty Blazenhoff