trailers Trailer homesteading in the Mojave Reanna Alder

Science Virgin Orbit fails on first rocket launch attempt, 'next big test ASAP' for Richard Branson’s spaceflight firm Xeni Jardin

fires When NASA crash-landed a jetliner full of fuel Rob Beschizza

california LA is going to get cheap nighttime power from a massive solar and battery array in the Mojave Cory Doctorow

apple A software update has given new life to my ancient MacBook Air Seamus Bellamy

music Documentary about the 1980s SoCal underground art happenings with Sonic Youth, Einstürzende Neubauten, etc. David Pescovitz

Business Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo reaches space, bringing space tourism closer Xeni Jardin

mistakes Can you see the penis character ? found hiding in the Egyptian hieroglyphics unicode block? Rob Beschizza

music Money Mark and Roger Federer's excellent tennis racket TV commercial David Pescovitz

trump Trump sends 1,000 immigrants to Mojave Desert prison, staff say it's unsafe & predict 'detainee deaths' Xeni Jardin

Culture L.A. stories: New podcast looks at the real Los Angeles Rusty Blazenhoff

deserts The terrible power of plastic is that it quickly becomes useless but never goes away Reanna Alder

politics Watch artists turn a toxic abandoned mining facility into a powerful environmental message Andrea James

bong bong Marijuana company buys entire town in California to make it weed friendly Mark Frauenfelder

pranks Why people name things, and themselves, "Zzyzx" David Pescovitz

happy mutants Scenes from Wasteland, the annual Mad Max tribute event in the Mojave desert Cory Doctorow

snake oil How Zzyzx Road got its name Jason Weisberger

picks Biohacking for Newbies: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Getting an NFC Chip Implant Katherine Leipper

art Hollow rock turns into a router full of survival info when you build a fire beside it Cory Doctorow

Business Red-baiting water speculator plans to drain the Mojave of its ancient water Cory Doctorow