happy mutants J Michael Straczynski's "Becoming Superman": a memoir of horrific abuse, war crimes, perseverance, trauma, triumph and doing what's right Cory Doctorow

Funny Watch this baby laugh while eating an ice cream cone for the first time Xeni Jardin

automotive Just look at this bananamobile that a cop pulled over because he wanted to give the driver $20. Cory Doctorow

wasps 8-ft wasp nest found in barn Rob Beschizza

trumpism Predatory lender found to have swindled veterans' pensions for eight years, so Trump's CFPB fined him $1 Cory Doctorow

Delightful Creatures Watch: Here's what emus look like when they are first hatching Carla Sinclair

politics Marco Rubio and Alex Jones threaten one another in pathetic confrontation Rob Beschizza

News If this really is a former Tesla I.T. guy posting the ugly truth, Elon's bad week just got worse Xeni Jardin

design Weaponized candy Andrea James

scholarship Puerto Rico's Hurricane Maria death toll is 70 times higher than the official count Cory Doctorow

shithole presidency Sarah Huckabee Sanders: “At some points Democrats have to decide whether they love this country more than they hate this president.” Mark Frauenfelder

hoaxes Oregon police try to calm distressed citizens over alleged missing baby giraffe Robert Spallone

health Atul Gawande on the importance of preventative care and the disastrous Senate "health" bill Cory Doctorow

education Chicago has about 40% fewer African-American teachers than in 2001 Andrea James

security theater TSA says it will sue woman who tried to bring apple butter on plane Mark Frauenfelder

religious intolerance Non-religious woman who refused judge's order to meet with Christian counselor loses her sons Mark Frauenfelder

physics Watch: Tiny floating robot can jump from water's surface Andrea James