Entertainment 'Lord of the Rings'-themed wedding looks like a lot of fun Xeni Jardin

synthesizers Touring the inner workings of the Mellotron on King Crimson's anniversary Gareth Branwyn

animations The surreal, glitchy, menacing animations of Pilot Red Sun Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Materiality: a new science fiction story for the Oslo Architecture Triennale about sustainable, green abundance Cory Doctorow

books Tolkien’s Lobelia Sackville-Baggins is probably a misogynist satire of women's rights campaigner Victoria Sackville-West Cory Doctorow

music Chuck Klosterman on space rock David Pescovitz

poetry Explore Dante's Inferno as a fantastic interactive visualization David Pescovitz

trump 10 things you can do to help the immigrant children and families in Trump's Camps. ? Xeni Jardin

politics 'Family detention' existed under Obama, too. But systematically separating kids is all new. Xeni Jardin

trumpism Why "leftism" is parting ways with "liberalism" and what it means for the future of American politics Cory Doctorow

medicine Penis transplant successful Rob Beschizza

russia 'The Unbitten Elbow' by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky Jason Weisberger

trump Pandering to zealotry Trump says America worships Christian god Jason Weisberger

Technology New podcast about the future from Mark Frauenfelder and David Pescovitz David Pescovitz

video Excellent breakdown of LoTR's amazing Helm's Deep battle sequence Andrea James

happy mutants Fan re-edits The Hobbit single, reasonable movie Cory Doctorow

Science Watch: Particle accelerators explained in a wonderful animated short Xeni Jardin

guatemala Guatemala's President resigns amid corruption probe, faces prison for “criminal conspiracy” Xeni Jardin

music Crudman: new musical instrument based on a hacked Walkman David Pescovitz