statues The last time a Frederick Douglass statue was vandalized in Rochester, it was because of drunk college kids Thom Dunn

Science NASA delivers first grant in 30 years to support the search for extraterrestrial intelligence David Pescovitz

coronavirus Stream this powerful theatre production about class and motherhood right now Thom Dunn

mistakes TV reporter who uttered racial slur on air says she "combined the names of the Knicks and the Lakers" Rob Beschizza

drugs A sober look at kratom, a psychoactive plant that has many claimed benefits, and has also inspired a moral panic Cory Doctorow

Entertainment Netflix's "The Circle" is my seventh layer of hell, and I can't stop watching it Thom Dunn

happy mutants Librecorps: an organization that connects student free/open source software developers with humanitarian NGOs Cory Doctorow

cars For a brief moment I forgot this amazing 1975 Pontiac Firebird is a 1975 Pontiac Firebird Jason Weisberger

Rochester, Buffalo: My band The Delorean Sisters plays your cities this weekend Clive Thompson

health Big Pharma's origin: how the Chicago School and private equity shifted medicine's focus from health to wealth Cory Doctorow

scams Thanks to the 2008 foreclosure crisis, a Kuwaiti ponzi schemer was able to single-handedly blight cities across America Cory Doctorow

Science This toilet seat checks your heart health David Pescovitz

racism TV weatherman fired after uttering racial slur on air Rob Beschizza

videos Make: a gingerbread house zoetrope Cory Doctorow

crime Footage shows white man shooting at black boy who asked for directions Rob Beschizza

law Court orders carriers to remotely brick phones that have been smuggled into prisons Cory Doctorow