film There's going to be an "International Male" documentary Rusty Blazenhoff

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

tabletop games The codebreaking game Mastermind is 50 years old Mark Frauenfelder

mushrooms Do you know the Mushroom Man who lives in Jamaica Plain? Thom Dunn

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

gender American Airlines now offers 'U' and 'X' gender markers for nonbinary flyers Xeni Jardin

law Mass convictions of local warlords for 2009 massacre revive faith in Philippines' justice system Cory Doctorow

Roadside Attractions Paul Bunyan and other fiberglass advertising giants ride again at Bell Plastics in Hayward California Janelle Hessig

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

oceans Diver swims with 20-foot great white shark David Pescovitz

australia 102-year-old woman breaks record for world's oldest skydiver Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants Scenes from the Bangalore Literature Festival Jasmina Tesanovic

Copyfight Cloud computing and DRM: a match made in hell Cory Doctorow

Business As "porn for women" tops search terms, a porn site offers cash grants for female pornographers Cory Doctorow

racism Angry at Kenyan train in Thomas the Tank Engine, the NRA posts picture of trains in Klan hoods Rob Beschizza

canada Canadian scolding of Saudi Arabia's human rights violations means nothing if they continue to sell them weapons Seamus Bellamy

Women Invent the Future: a science fiction anthology from Doteveryone Rachel Coldicutt

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

Space Why do cosmonauts piss on a wheel of the bus transporting them to the launch pad? David Pescovitz