cats Customizable cat-purr emulator Clive Thompson

cats This purring cat might be the most soothing thing ever Caroline Siede

Space NASA: No, that UFO plainly seen in our space observatory footage isn't a UFO David Pescovitz

music Listen to the original, slower, better (!) version of Men at Work's "Down Under" David Pescovitz

free as in free buses French city makes its buses free, spurring new ridership and decreasing car use Clive Thompson

Kids Philadelphians debate whether parks and rec centers should use anti-personnel weapons that indiscriminately target children Cory Doctorow

useful stuff My cat loves this cheap self-groomer Mark Frauenfelder

racism Why some people hate Jews and Asian-Americans David Pescovitz

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response IKEA made a 25-minute ASMR video Mark Frauenfelder

trumpism Trump plans ban on laptops in the cabins of flights from Europe Cory Doctorow

crime Wells Fargo woulda gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for that darn trade union Cory Doctorow

Business Malware delivered by bad ads takes over your home router to serve more bad ads (for now) Cory Doctorow

snowden Oliver Stone's "Snowden" is great entertainment and an important argument for pardon Barry Eisler

Business High profits mean capitalism is cooked Cory Doctorow

christ what an asshole Ted Nugent is an anti-semitic asshole David Pescovitz

crime Woman arrested for roughing up farting husband David Pescovitz

lingerie Cat-themed lingerie comes with tail, no ears Mark Frauenfelder

sports Shin Kicking is the best sport Rob Beschizza

How South African tabloids inspired my novel Charlie Human