I love fairy doors as much as the next hopeless geek romantic. I even had a fairy post office made as an illustration for my last book. But why let… Read the rest of the article: Nothing says death is precious like a miniature fairy graveyard

I've had the Plugable 5-Port 36W USB Universal Smart Charger for over a year. I take it with me on all trips, including business and family travel. Having five USB… Read the rest of the article: Here's the travel USB charger I use

Ten years ago, British domestic security claimed to have caught a terrorist cell that had planned to blow up airplanes with a gel they'd carry on in a Gatorade bottle… Read the rest of the article: Aviation's war on moisture turns ten today

Tea Party-dominated states across America passed laws banning cities from providing high-speed internet access to their residents, even in places where the cable/telco duopoly had decided not to sell broadband;… Read the rest of the article: Court rules that FCC can't force states to repeal laws banning municipal ISPs

See sample pages from this book at Wink. The Creative Cottage by Steve Gross and Susan Daley Gibbs Smith 2016, 160 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 0.8 inches $25 Buy… Read the rest of the article: The Creative Cottage – Small spaces rehabilitated by adventurous homeowners with vision

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The Citizens United ruling says that organizations like the NRA can spend as much as they want to support political candidates, provided that they don't coordinate with the campaign, which… Read the rest of the article: NRA is spending $3m on pro-Trump ad that says Clinton "will leave you defenseless"

Celebrate the golden era of useless-but-cool-looking gamer peripherals with the Power Mitt, a $15 oven mitt that comes in lefty or righty. (via Wonderland)

Science fiction author Ted Chiang's Nebula award-winning short story "Story of Your Life" is getting the big-budget Hollywood treatment. Arrival, starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker, comes out… Read the rest of the article: Teaser for Arrival, an upcoming alien movie

You may have heard about Nauru on a recent This American Life episode: the tiny Pacific island that was stripped of all vegetation and made virtually uninhabitable by phosphate mining,… Read the rest of the article: Nauru files: leaks tell abused childrens' stories from Australia's offshore concentration camp

In past years the New York Daily News has supported the police department's use of "stop-and-frisks." Three years ago a federal judge ruled that they were unconstitutional. The number of… Read the rest of the article: NYPD's illegal frisk program did not prevent crime

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen funded the Allen Brain Observatory, a detailed, rich data-set derived from parts of a mouse-brain: what's striking is that the Allen Institute released all the data… Read the rest of the article: Why did it take a private foundation to do public science right?

People's Ride is a co-op ride-hailing company in Grand Rapids, Michigan: drivers own the service in common and collectively decide how to spend its profits (for example, on deploying an… Read the rest of the article: Profile of People's Ride: a co-operative, driver-owned alternative to Uber

1210 white and transparent pieces make up the LEGO Architecture Studio. This fantastic set is geared towards builders! Summer is here and I'm running out of ways to occupy the… Read the rest of the article: LEGO Architecture Studio

Royal Brunei Airlines's first all-women deck crew flew into Saudi Arabia this week. Unfortunately, they will not be allowed to drive there, since Muslim clerics in that country forbid it.… Read the rest of the article: Royal Brunei Airlines' first women flight crew lands in Saudi Arabia, forbidden to drive there

When the mood strikes you and you're looking to light up, you shouldn't have to hunt around for all the things you need: your pipe, your grinder, your favorite munchies,… Read the rest of the article: Even Cheech and Chong would be impressed with this "Happy Kit"

British science writer Ed Yong's new book I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life is a history of gut flora and bacteria, which first… Read the rest of the article: Your microbial nation: how bacteria went from menace to superfood

Lenny Grekko says: "Last night we were camping in the Adirondacks and a bear opened the door of my neighbors car looking for food. He got in and destroyed it… Read the rest of the article: Bear tears automobile to shreds

Isn't this the way everyone who rides Ryanair boards their plane?

In 2007, Trump was suing a reporter who exposed unflattering facts about his true level of wealth. The Washington Post reports on a 2007 deposition, related to Donald Trump's failed… Read the rest of the article: In private dealings, Trump lies constantly and without apparent purpose