vanity plates DEZNUUTZ, 2HI, VENMO, and 3,000 other vanity license plates rejected by New York's DMV David Pescovitz
gadgets HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza
music Interview with DJ Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell about the 1973 party where hip-hop began David Pescovitz
art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn
Roadside Attractions Another roadside attraction: the Painted Propane Tanks of Sonoita, Arizona Jennifer Sandlin
World Mental Health Day It's World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman
tabloids Quantum physics, Brad & Angie, and Doris Day's scandals, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
happy mutants At the Golden-Calf Slaughterhouse: an interview with Johannes Grenzfurthner Thomas Kaestle