If you don't know who Handsome Jack is, let me get you up to speed.  He is perhaps the most famous male model in the world – and has made… Read the rest of the article: Feast your eyes on Handsome Jack and his new book

Cyberpunk pioneer and games-writing treasure Marc Laidlaw writes, "The latest and for now final addition to my Kindle collection is now live. I've never had a collection; I put this… Read the rest of the article: Marc Laidlaw's collected short fiction, for the first time, for $4 (DRM-free!)

No wonder so many GOP senators and governors are supporting Trump. Just look at how smart and considerate his rally attendees are! Overheard: "F— those dirty beaners." "F— political correctness."… Read the rest of the article: NYT's horrifying video of hateful Trump rally attendees

When you've been caught appropriating that hottest of cakes—the name of a contemporary political movement—one has two fair options: either (1) take your work seriously and make a case why… Read the rest of the article: "Augs Lives Matter": Black Lives Matter co-opted for a scifi game, but creators claim coincidence

When the zombie apocalypse breaks out, the Harvard Brain Bank will resemble the scene at a cheap casino buffet's peel-and-eat shrimp table.

At least 90 people have been hospitalized from an anthrax outbreak in Russia, including 50 children. Eight are confirmed as infected with anthrax. Doctors believe at least 6 patients have… Read the rest of the article: Siberian heat wave unleashes deadly 'zombie anthrax' outbreak

We have a potted lemon tree in out backyard. I water it by filling a watering can from the garden hose. The spigot for the garden hose is against the… Read the rest of the article: Hurray for hose bib extenders

Pentagon officials told reporters today that at least 33 active-duty American service members, one of whom is a pregnant woman, have Zika.

Last month, a 90-year-old woman visiting an art museum in Nuremberg, Germany was drawn to a 1977 crossword puzzle on display called "Reading-work-piece." Next to the artwork, created by avant-garde… Read the rest of the article: 90-year-old fills in $90,000 crossword art, now claims copyright

See sample pages from this book at Wink. Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts by Chip Kidd (author) and Geoff Spear (photographer) Harry N. Abrams… Read the rest of the article: Only What's Necessary – A whole lot of Peanuts and Schulz stuffed into one volume by Chip Kidd

Spoilsports within the Atheist Foundation of Australia have asked its citizens to stop listing their religion as "Jedi" on census forms because it is making the country seem more religious… Read the rest of the article: Australians asked not to list their religion as Jedi

What's not to love? Here a NSFW parody. [via]

What a cool grandpa! I wonder if he knows that rhinoceroses can run 30mph and weigh over a ton? From IBI Times: Dublin Zoo have said they are investigating after… Read the rest of the article: Man places boy inside rhino enclosure at zoo

Photographer, public domain enthusiast, and national treasure Carol M Highsmith is suing Getty Images for $1B because they took the photos she'd donated to the Library of Congress and started… Read the rest of the article: Lawsuit: Getty Images copyfrauded 47,000 photos from indie press agency Zuma

Marina Maral colorized this 1865 photo of Abraham Lincoln assassination conspirator Lewis Powell. I always forget that the world wasn't black and white in the olden days.

What's in celebrity handbags this week? Is it lip gloss and sunglasses? Car keys and chewing gum? We'll never know, because Us magazine this week deprives us of its weekly… Read the rest of the article: Tabloid warning: "Children with soulless black eyes terrorize residents foolish enough to let them in"

China's Transit Elevated Bus (TEB), a trippy transport that straddles the traffic below it, had its first test run yesterday in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province. It was a very short trip,… Read the rest of the article: China tests straddling bus that travels above traffic

This famed 5,000-year-old rock carving on the island of Tro, near Nordland, Norway, depicting a figure on skis, is one of the most important historical sites in the country. Two… Read the rest of the article: Two teens carve into 5,000-year-old rock carving, just trying to help

I was unprepared for the magnitude and quality of stuff on display at LACMA's exhibition of filmmaker Guillermo del Toro's monster memorabilia collection. This just might have been the best… Read the rest of the article: Like monsters? You'll love the Guillermo Del Toro exhibit at LA County Museum

North Korea simultaneously launched two medium-range ballistic missiles this morning, and one landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone, in the Sea of Japan. This is an area that is protected… Read the rest of the article: North Korea launches 2 missiles, Japan says "serious threat"