travel Man missed doomed Ethiopia flight by 2 minutes Rob Beschizza

vote California Republicans sue to stop mail-in voter ballots Thom Dunn

History Researchers are about to rescue the radio from the sunken wreck of the Titanic Thom Dunn

graphic novels Casting announced for the upcoming Audible adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" Thom Dunn

Environment "The current [insect] extinction crisis is deeply worrisome," say experts Mark Frauenfelder

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

This is (allegedly) the original Star Wars Episode IX plot by Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly David Pescovitz

Stranger Things, the 1980s anime David Pescovitz

republic of gilead How America could become a dictatorship in 10 years, according to Jared Diamond Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction Superb science fiction story in the form of a list of failed attempts to stave off climate extinction Cory Doctorow

web theory How the tech workers of WWII thwarted the Nazis with high-tech sabotage Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Solid State: Jonathan Coulton's album/graphic novel against nicey-nice fascism Jonathan Coulton

trumpism Geologists on the impossible logistics of the 1,000-mile Great Wall of Trump Cory Doctorow

Japan Unprecedented: Japan's population has declined by 1 million in 5 years Cory Doctorow

futility closet Was a son of the powerful Rockefeller family eaten by cannibals? Futility Closet

Safety One Got Fat: deeply weird bicycle safety film with kids in monkey masks David Pescovitz

books Book review: Neal Stephenson's “Seveneves” has too little humanity in the characters Jonathan P. Lewis

offworld Nintendo's new Fire Emblem game will have same-sex marriage Laura Hudson

crowdfunding White Supremacist wants to build Aryan enclave with Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign Xeni Jardin

Food Warning: At least two eels were definitely harmed during the reporting of this story Linda Rodriguez