lotteries "I wish I'd torn that ticket up." Tales of lottery winners' regret Mark Frauenfelder

scams California man sues psychic for failing to remove curse placed by ex-girlfriend David Pescovitz

air travel Flight cancelled, man detained after throwing coins into plane engine for "good luck" David Pescovitz

climate change Druids prop up faerie stone knocked over by a bull to stop bad luck, sparking government investigation Thom Dunn

History This unlucky fellow was the first person to have been killed by a meteorite in recorded history David Pescovitz

Bad Luck Driver abandons car on tracks of an oncoming train Mark Frauenfelder

music Neko Case's home burnt down, so she recorded her "Bad Luck" Rusty Blazenhoff

Games Xbox becomes XBOX, and the crowd goes mild Grant St. Clair

music Is Lana Del Rey's "First Light" the best Bond song in years? Grant St. Clair

Games Catfishing is the Wikipedia guessing game I can't stop playing Grant St. Clair

art Man rides giant praying mantis bicycle through Colombia streets Popkin

law Beaver-branded Buc-ee's targets cartoon animal logos in lawsuit spree Rob Beschizza

music Neil Sedaka dead at 86 Rob Beschizza

Nature Driving Through a Locust Swarm Looks Like a Living Sandstorm Popkin

Orphaned otters rescued and on the mend Rob Beschizza

books The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters Roger Park

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

The world's unluckiest Ferrari has now crashed twice in the same city Ellsworth Toohey

video games These Fallout LEGO models are incredible Grant St. Clair

politics Belligerent Christian protesters fail to rattle Buddhist monks on their Walk for Peace Jennifer Sandlin