picks Expedia cancels family vacation flight, posts "Fuck You" on her account page Mark Frauenfelder

trump Republican congressman briefly unsure whether admitting rape would disqualify Trump Rob Beschizza

tabloids Worst Royal crisis ever spells the end of the monarchy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

blood Iowa family wakes up to find 5 inches of blood flooding their house Thom Dunn

security Independent evaluation of "aggression detection" microphones used in schools and hospitals finds them to be worse than useless Cory Doctorow

orange julius Joe Biden would rather 'beat the hell' out of Trump than debate him Jason Weisberger

stoicism Here’s an ancient philosophy so simple even a 5-year-old could understand it Ryan Holiday

politics Howard Stern won't release Trump tapes Cory Doctorow

trump A rape survivor on Trump's "Locker Room Talk" Evan J. Peterson

picks “No Perverts,” The Donald Trump Locker Room Talk Remix Tape Xeni Jardin

politics On 'ET,' host Nancy O'Dell addresses Donald Trump's sexual assault boasts Xeni Jardin

politics Debate: Trump admits paying no taxes, denies sexually assaulting women, says Hillary is the devil Rob Beschizza

books Read: Strategic Dog Patterning, a story from "Why I Hunt Flying Saucers" Hugh AD Spencer

lemony snicket A Series of Unfortunate Questions for Daniel Handler Mark Dery

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

How collaborative social blocking could bring sanity to social networks Glenn Fleishman

Entertainment The rebirth of Omni—and its vibe Glenn Fleishman

Entertainment "Zero Dark Thirty" not good enough to justify torture fantasies Xeni Jardin