vandals Death Valley National Park rangers seeking rock-defacing vandal Mark Frauenfelder

statues Melania statue in Slovenia is removed after it was burned by mysterious "vandals" Carla Sinclair

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

black lives matter Angry couple tries to paint over city-approved BLM mural, community fights back Carla Sinclair

Japan Tokyo installing public urinals made from iron to stop a rash of toilet smashing David Pescovitz

art Thieves apologize profusely and return stolen Indigenous artwork Jason Weisberger

crime Tesla car captures the gentlemen vandalizing it Rob Beschizza

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

public transit Public transit seating covers reviewed Rob Beschizza

racism Vandals reportedly spray-painted apology for racist graffiti David Pescovitz

Real things you can actually buy Two brothers deface worthless baseball cards for fun and profit Rusty Blazenhoff

uk Local council seeks additional funds for Thatcher statue to pay for a tall anti-vandal plinth Cory Doctorow

shutdown Government shutdown puts national parks in nightmare mode Jason Weisberger

Business English and Welsh local governments use "terrorism" as the excuse to block publication of commercial vacancies Cory Doctorow

politics West Hollywood unanimously approves permanent removal of Trump's Walk of Fame star Andrea James

fake news Queen collapses, Stacy Peterson’s body found, Jennifer Aniston’s post-divorce hook-ups, and other news that never happened, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids. Peter Sheridan

disillusionment Post-internet lament Jasmina Tesanovic

1a Christmas is under attack: vandals steal Satanic Temple's tree-topper from San Jose's Christmas in the Park event Cory Doctorow

tourism Norwegians fundraise to re-erect phallic rock formation David Pescovitz

wikipedia Can Everipedia remake collaborative encyclopedias to be inclusive and enjoyable? Andrea James