offworld This webcomic about a Polish girl is actually an Instagram account Laura Hudson

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

police Hawaii cop "to plead guilty" after forcing homeless man to lick public urinal Rob Beschizza

Science Monkeys can discern the order of items in a list, a skill that may help them manage their social lives David Pescovitz

Comic Books Watch the trailer for the upcoming Watchman series on HBO Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Trump OKs seismic tests in Atlantic that can harm thousands of dolphins & whales Xeni Jardin

fear Police interrogate man for being black, lock down campus building Mark Frauenfelder

law Mandalay Bay to mass-shooting survivors: we'll donate $500 to charity if you stipulate that we're suing you Cory Doctorow

religion Vatican: More trained exorcists needed to fight the demonic Seamus Bellamy

Novelty acts The Baranton Sisters demonstrate their foot juggling skills in the Ed Sullivan Show (1969) Mark Frauenfelder

crocheting Krampus season calls for this amazing horned head covering Rusty Blazenhoff

Pre-order a signed first edition of Walkaway, which got a starred review in Booklist today! Cory Doctorow

music Regina Spektor's stunning cover of The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" David Pescovitz

happy mutants A history of Chinese science fiction, from 475 BC to Cixin Liu Cory Doctorow

movies 116 years of stop-motion animation in 3 minutes Andrea James

books Unseen photos of Ciro's Nightclub stars snapped by a cigarette girl and her best friend Wink

Food Redman talks about that time he took acid and got shocked with an electric cattle prod Xeni Jardin

#fixthepolice Driver ticketed for giving money to cop disguised as panhandler Mark Frauenfelder

corruption Saudi embassy hired mafiosi to smuggle Turkish PM Erdoğan's son out of Italy ahead of money laundering charges Cory Doctorow

Science How scientists trick themselves (and how they can prevent it) Cory Doctorow