australia Michael Bublé performed a private concert of Christmas songs for a trio of gorillas Thom Dunn

dolphins Girl calls over dolphins using a comb and a toothpick Rusty Blazenhoff

b-side Boston Dynamics robot dog herds sheep Rob Beschizza

Funny Video of chatty dog perfectly synced to audio of a chainsaw Rob Beschizza

animals Volunteers needed to cuddle pigs David Pescovitz

graphic novels Watch the new trailer for Netflix's upcoming "Locke & Key" adaptation Thom Dunn

trumpism What it would cost to build Trump's snake-and-alligator border moat Cory Doctorow

law Zoophile stalked farmers who denied him their mares Rob Beschizza

christ what an asshole The "Tragedy of the Commons" was invented by a white supremacist based on a false history, and it's toxic bullshit Cory Doctorow

designer humans Could we accidentally bestow human-style awareness into a pig? Arwen Elys Dayton

Japan This cat in Japan has the most disturbing meow: 'ololiloliloliloliloliiiloli' Rusty Blazenhoff

filmmaking Kubrick explains the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey in rare video clip Gareth Branwyn

platypuses Platypuses sweat milk, use electricity to see underwater, and are composed 100% of wtf Clive Thompson

kosher Orthodox Rabbi declares cloned pork kosher Jason Weisberger

happy mutants To save the Earth, stack humans in green cities and leave the wilderness for other animals Cory Doctorow

roleplaying games What's new in the world of tabletop gaming? Gareth Branwyn

picks 'Monday Starts on Saturday' is an absurdist romp thru a dystopian Bell Labs Jason Weisberger

Gadgets Consumer groups' labs advise parents not to buy connected toys, claim risk of strangers listening and talking to kids over the internet Cory Doctorow

wonderful creatures Beluga whale imitating human speech Rob Beschizza

Alaska Photos of a family that's lived in near isolation in the Alaska wilderness for 18 years Mark Frauenfelder