happy mutants Reimagining US banknotes as modern, plastic, QR-code-verified, PGP-protected collectibles Cory Doctorow

apps Beloved Windows text editor Notepad++ now on Mac Rob Beschizza

halloween Watch time glow from a real pumpkin with the Halloween clock Popkin

fashion Russians upset by Czech official's socks showing Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral ablaze Rob Beschizza

comedy This drummer-juggler-comedian-clown is astounding (video) Jennifer Sandlin

websites Javascript Kaleidoscope Rob Beschizza

Russian state TV Panicked Putin pundits say "old" Trump should have been "a little bit smarter" against Biden Carla Sinclair

siberia Rap Rave Siberian Folk music Natalie Dressed

nausea Huge waves batter Carnival cruise ship as it heads back to Charleston (video) Carla Sinclair

mysteries What was this mystery boom that shook South Carolina on Tuesday? (video) David Pescovitz

google Dream job nightmare: Google leaves new hire jobless and without an apartment Mark Frauenfelder

movies Tumblr users have created an elaborate mythology around a fake Scorsese film Thom Dunn

music How I learned to love the hurdy-gurdy Grant St. Clair

music Burning Bush and the early origins of Riot Grrrl Elías Villoro

earthquakes This truck makes artificial earthquakes on demand…. for science! David Pescovitz

russia Watch: Crowd in Warsaw surrounds Russian ambassador, pelts him with red paint, calls him a facist Mark Frauenfelder

pyrotechnics College student arrested for making explosive devices "for entertainment purposes only" David Pescovitz

belarus Belarus forces Ryanair flight down to arrest reporter critical of government Rob Beschizza

sports Watch freediver Andrey Matveenko descend 119 meters on one breath Andrea James

Technology Finally revealed: identity of hacker blamed for stealing from 300+ companies and governments, in 44 countries Xeni Jardin