books Support Rudy Rucker's new science fiction novel! David Pescovitz

music Meet Chico, the parrot that sings Beyonce and Lady Gaga David Pescovitz

Funny "In lieu of flowers, please pay someone's open bar tab" David Pescovitz

tabloids Royals Clash, Clooneys divorce, and Jacko’s rotten feet in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

Scientists find mysterious Ice Age structure built from mammoth bones David Pescovitz

computer science Trying to land on some runways causes the Boeing 737's control screens to go black Cory Doctorow

music Rapper Lil Pump bitten by live snake while shooting music video Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Spooky Halloween ornaments painted on outsized lightbulbs Cory Doctorow

security Autonomous vehicles fooled by drones that project too-quick-for-humans road-signs Cory Doctorow

uk UK ISP Association, spies, censorship organsation jointly condemn Mozilla for supporting secure DNS because it breaks UK internet censorship rules Cory Doctorow

architecture Potato chips as architecture – Sou Fujimoto's exhibit at Japan House in Los Angeles Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Halloween ornaments painted on salvaged lightbulbs Cory Doctorow

eu GDPR: Good for privacy, even better for Google's dominance Cory Doctorow

video Watch this gnarly tree burl get turned into a gorgeous dragon's egg Andrea James

the moving image Interactive animation of why NYC's subway is so slow Clive Thompson

eff To do in LA, April 24: come hear from the people fighting for Right to Repair, freedom to tinker and the right to know Cory Doctorow

lego The LEGO 'Surfer Van' is gnarly Jason Weisberger

video Watch how to make a wood table with a "river" of glass flowing through Andrea James

ptsd This special forces veteran is rowing across the Atlantic Ocean to raise awareness of PTS(D) and needs your help to do it Seamus Bellamy

NASA How to decode the images on the Voyager Golden Record Ron Barry