Copyfight Library of Congress releases 11,700 freely usable photos of "roadside America," taken by John Margolies Cory Doctorow

timelapse Incredible timelapse video of weather, stars, and the eclipse at the Carhenge roadside attraction David Pescovitz

tv Nicolas Cage to star as celebrity animal abuser Joe Exotic Rob Beschizza

Roadside Attractions Paul Bunyan and other fiberglass advertising giants ride again at Bell Plastics in Hayward California Janelle Hessig

Popping a balloon in a nuclear power plant's cooling tower Rob Beschizza

shutdown Government shutdown puts national parks in nightmare mode Jason Weisberger

News Trump Justice Dept. to sue California over 'sanctuary city' policies to protect undocumented Xeni Jardin

farming Beloved Virginia farm takes heat for standing up against white supremacy Gareth Branwyn

real estate Unreal estate: World's largest chest of drawers for sale in North Carolina Rusty Blazenhoff

obits Mandy Johnson, 1953-2015 Rob Beschizza

transparency What America loses when the USDA nukes its taxpayer-funded records of animal cruelty Cory Doctorow

picks Scanners let Oklahoma cops seize funds from prepaid debit cards without criminal charges Xeni Jardin

Reflections, 20 years Later, on A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace John Perry Barlow

corruption Donald Trump's dad was Woody Guthrie's hated Klansman landlord Cory Doctorow

drugs In Mexico, police find 4 severed heads in coolers with “Happy Day of the Dead” note Xeni Jardin

drugs DARE: feel-good bullshit that made it more likely kids would take drugs Rob Beschizza

music The Animals' "The House of the Rising Sun" (1964) David Pescovitz

corruption In Guatemala, a popular uprising may send a US-backed president to prison. It's about time. Xeni Jardin

offworld What's it like to be a hole? Leigh Alexander