military Nazi bunker in Germany to become "design and lifestyle" hotel David Pescovitz

rona Blackpool tourist office begs tourists not to visit Blackpool Rob Beschizza

marketing Las Vegas' slogan will no longer be "What happens here, stays here" David Pescovitz

Here are two ways you could be tracked after attending a protest John Struan

kakistocrats Guess why the Sultan of Brunei changed his mind about his gay death penalty Mark Frauenfelder

canada Oil industry asked to pony up dough to offset climate change expenses in filthy rich Canadian town Seamus Bellamy

Technology Trump OKs seismic tests in Atlantic that can harm thousands of dolphins & whales Xeni Jardin

transparency Trump's Interior Secretary is now blacking out nearly all details of his calendar Cory Doctorow

air travel Listen to this snippy exchange between an Aer Lingus pilot and New York City air traffic control David Pescovitz

Science Wildbook: facial recognition for critters in the wild Cory Doctorow

Space Space beer: coming soon to an unforgiving airless void near you Seamus Bellamy

france The French Republic claims France.com as its own Jason Weisberger

social media The environmental costs of "safari selfies" Andrea James

futility closet In the 1870s, a French laborer found himself making strange, compulsive journeys all over Europe Futility Closet

Disney Disney will pivot Epcot away from its "sponsored content" model Cory Doctorow

Science Wildlife tourists who mistake aggression for kissy-faces in danger of monkey-bites Cory Doctorow

security Human rights coalition to DHS: don't demand social media passwords from people entering the USA Cory Doctorow

travel Touring northern Colombia by car in the rainy season Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Weird Man attempts illegal soak in Yellowstone acidic hot pool, is reduced to wallet and flip-flops Maureen Herman

corruption The Olympics are profitable for every host city (that lies about the numbers) Cory Doctorow