archaeology The race to find Incan ruins to halt US oil drilling Andrea James

infosec How to spy on someone using a lightbulb as a remote microphone Thom Dunn

books The best 250 adventure novels of the 20th century Mark Frauenfelder

makers Guy recreates carbon filament electric light bulb Mark Frauenfelder

books "The Art of Computer Designing": stark, beautiful black-and-white images from 1993 Cory Doctorow

wheels Donald Trump thinks the wheel was invented by Americans Thom Dunn

conspiracies American conspiracy theorists keep insisting on their right to trial by combat Cory Doctorow

History Tourists deported for crapping in Macchu Picchu and damaging the stonework David Pescovitz

law Newsletter detailing the world of white collar crime John Struan

books Archaeologists in Egypt discovered one of the first illustrated books in history David Pescovitz

Games Dice containing bloody teeth and other oddities John Struan

art The Deep Dark is an art installation that asks "why do we fear the dark?" John Struan

politics Trump blames LED lightbulbs for making him look orange Rob Beschizza

useful stuff LED light bulbs on sale on Amazon again Mark Frauenfelder

road rage Cyclist enrages driver by blocking him from driving on wrong side of the road Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants The magic theatre of High Weirdness Ferdinando Buscema

late stage capitalism The weird grift of "sovereign citizens": where UFOlogy meets antisemitism by way of Cliven Bundy and cat-breeding Cory Doctorow

corruption Matt Taibbi finally makes sense of the Pentagon's trillions in off-books "budgetary irregularities" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants A glowing, 3D printed rose that "blooms" when you touch its petals Cory Doctorow

books Matt Taibbi on Chris Christie's "agonizing" memoir: "an epic literary self-own" Cory Doctorow