happy mutants Record numbers of people have downloaded and used the Democrats' mobile app for doorknocking canvassers Cory Doctorow

terrorists Incel blows off own hands trying to make anti-cheerleader bomb, still a wanker Rob Beschizza

cars Police: No, a corpse doesn't count toward the HOV lane passenger minimum David Pescovitz

fbi Booby-trapped wheelchair takes out FBI agent Seamus Bellamy

animals Mama bear plops her cubs in a minivan in the hopes of a roadtrip Seamus Bellamy

motorcycle This cowboy's motorcycle has a sidecar for his horse Rusty Blazenhoff

crime #ENOUGH: Striking instant camera photos memorialize victims of Chicago gun violence David Pescovitz

picks California Uber driver charged with raping woman in car after trip home Xeni Jardin

writing My new writing setup Rob Beschizza

Business Hedge fund managers' sports car ownership predicts their unwise risk-taking Cory Doctorow

politics Westboro Baptist hatemongers run for their lives as high schoolers' counter-protest approaches Jason Weisberger

automotive Extreme offroad minivan jumping looks like dangerous fun Xeni Jardin

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

Science Why are diamonds clear, but coal black? Maggie Koerth

politics EuroMaidan: a Facebook revolution in the streets of Kiev Daniel Kovzhun