Kids Watch an orca drag a boat around by its anchor chain Andrea James

video Humpback whales sure love ruining orcas' hunting Andrea James

History Bestiality was not socially acceptable in medieval Europe Cory Doctorow

restaurant There is one remaining Woolworth lunch counter left Rusty Blazenhoff

photography Engineer develops software to "remove" water from underwater photos Mark Frauenfelder

health American health care's life-destroying "surprise bills" are the fault of local, private-equity monopolies Cory Doctorow

elections Two years ago, Juli Briskman was fired for flipping off the Trump motorcade; now she's been elected as a Virginia county supervisor Cory Doctorow

Dungeons & Dragons What's new in tabletop gaming (Halloween edition) Gareth Branwyn

motors This 1995 Ferrari 348 Spider is enhanced by a Pioneer CD player Jason Weisberger

secret service Secret Service agents enjoy SoulCycle with Steve Mnuchin, who wants to control their agency Xeni Jardin

crimes Man with selfie stick films pickpockets, who get nabbed by cops Mark Frauenfelder

racist NorCal neighbors complain as total jerk cements large swastika in his front yard Jason Weisberger

politics Former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler is new EPA administrator Xeni Jardin

brexit Parliament to vote on Brexit today Rob Beschizza

trump Colbert's hysterical recap of Trump's out-of-touch moments at Bush's funeral Carla Sinclair

Science Livestream killer whale songs and other ocean sounds David Pescovitz

happy mutants Portuguese translation of Zuck's Empire of Oily Rags Cory Doctorow

music Watch Weezer perform "Africa" live with Toto's Steve Porcaro on synth David Pescovitz

music What Toto's "Africa" is really about David Pescovitz