happy mutants Raleigh-Durham, I'm headed your way! (CORRECTED!) Cory Doctorow

Internet 31 communities vow to create local gigabit broadband Andrea James

police Protesting is a non-essential activity, according to the Raleigh Police Department Thom Dunn

tech The Ripsaw, the Phaser, and more new drone technology John Struan

death If you think Jeffrey Epstein was murdered because no prison would treat an inmate that negligently… Cory Doctorow

travel Here's something you don't want to see happening to your plane's engine when you look out the window Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Announcing: the tour for "How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems," Randall "XKCD" Munroe's next book Cory Doctorow

wonderful creatures Bug bombs useless for killing roaches: study Rob Beschizza

fake news Melania humiliated, a JFK conspiracy bombshell, and beautiful people in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

VR Musician covers Jamiroquai's 'Virtual Insanity' in virtual reality Rusty Blazenhoff

video VHS is making a comeback Andrea James

surveillance Raleigh cops are investigating crime by getting Google to reveal the identity of every mobile user within acres of the scene Cory Doctorow

subliminal messages Fox News “accidently” claims President Jimmy Carter is dead Robert Spallone

flat earth Meet the people who insist the Earth is flat David Pescovitz

racism NAACP warns black people they aren't safe on American Airlines Rob Beschizza

nazis Vice's video about white supremacists in Charlottesville Mark Frauenfelder

music REM: watch very early live footage from 1982 concert David Pescovitz

happy mutants Headbadges: the lost, gorgeous bicycle hood ornaments of yesteryear Cory Doctorow

scholarship It's too late to do anything about sudden oak death, which has already killed 1,000,000 trees Cory Doctorow