mischief The girl who pushed her friend off a 60-foot high bridge into a river could be prosecuted Mark Frauenfelder

pranks A basket full of revolting EasterFools' Day 'treats' Rusty Blazenhoff

Reviews Recommended reading: The Forgery of Venus, by Michael Gruber Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus Here are the 5 kinds of pandemic villains who are making things worse for the rest of us Mark Frauenfelder

crimes Ice cream licker jailed Rob Beschizza

Angry gentlemen Gentleman who tossed buckets on nails on Oregon roads for two years given a 30-day jail sentence Mark Frauenfelder

Business A sweeping new tech bill from Silicon Valley Democrats promises privacy, interoperability, and protection from algorithmic discrimination and manipulation Cory Doctorow

Weird Cops say Florida woman climbed into store ceiling to hide from them Xeni Jardin

books Permanent Record: Edward Snowden and the making of a whistleblower Cory Doctorow

humor Prankster gets the obituary he probably deserves Rusty Blazenhoff

art criticism Man attacks the Wall Street bull with a banjo, leaving big gashes Clive Thompson

birds Is this a bird or a bunny? David Pescovitz

surprises Popular new conservative activist turns out to be antisemitic conspiracy theorist Rob Beschizza

crime Woman who urinated on potatoes at Walmart turns self in Rob Beschizza

animals Woman finds two fluorescent green bulldogs in her kitchen David Pescovitz

music Patti Smith has a new memoir on the way David Pescovitz

books RIP, science fiction and fantasy Grand Master Gene Wolfe, 1931-2019 Cory Doctorow

When gentlemen disagree Gentleman doesn't want his pickup truck towed Mark Frauenfelder