music Listen to Prince's original 'Nothing Compares 2 U' for the first time (and see him rehearsing in 1984) Rusty Blazenhoff

halloween Which of these Halloween baguettes is the scariest? Thom Dunn

Gadgets Teardown of Sony's new 135mm full-frame lens Rob Beschizza

computer science AI is like a magic trick: amazing until it goes wrong, then revealed as a cheap and brittle effect Cory Doctorow

music Sinead O'Connor converted to Islam and her name is now Shuhada' David Pescovitz

music Chris Cornell's daughter Toni released their stunning duet of Prince's "Nothing Compare 2 U" David Pescovitz

music 'Mind-blowing' new Prince album coming in September Rusty Blazenhoff

History Hapax legomenon: the classicist's googlewhack Cory Doctorow

battlestar galactica Deleted scenes from the best OG Battlestar Galactica 2-parter Jason Weisberger

fashion Dickhead's anti-yoga-pants letter to the editor sparks yoga-pants-parade Cory Doctorow

Business Walmarts are high-crime zones thanks to staff cuts, but America gets the bill Cory Doctorow

panama papers It's the criminal economy, stupid! Kathi Vian and Mark Frauenfelder

uk UK minister compares adblocking to piracy, promises action Cory Doctorow

comedy Is Amy Schumer a serial joke thief? Video compilation compares clips, side by side Xeni Jardin

books Best older kid's literature from 1966 Joshua Glenn

travel You think holiday air travel sucks? Try flying while disabled. On American Airlines. Sawyer Rosenstein

happy mutants Little Robot: nearly wordless kids' comic from Zita the Spacegirl creator Cory Doctorow

books A horror novel that looks like an IKEA catalog Mark Frauenfelder