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politics California state employees may no longer use state funds travel to states where LGBTQ discrimination is legal Cory Doctorow

design Hotels love their new bathrooms with peekaboo doors… or no doors Ruben Bolling

new york city NYC bike accident of "inevitable carnage" highlights the city's dangerous motorized bike and scooter situation Ruben Bolling

Business Horror stories of dogs abused, dead or missing while being looked after by Rover sitters Rob Beschizza

tabloids Bill Gates and the Royal wiretap scandal in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

government shutdown Man cleans filthy bathroom at national park, then sends Trump $28 bill Carla Sinclair

art Perfume maker perfects the smell of American paper currency Andrea James

tabloids Vampire corpses, Obama's plot to steal back the White House, and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

the matrix Second Wachowski sibling, Lilly, comes out as a transgender woman Xeni Jardin

treasure People (pretend) to discover an old safe that has cool stuff in it Matthew Williams

happy mutants Fiction: Someone to Watch Over Me Angus McIntyre

Entertainment Better Call Saul giveth and taketh away from Jimmy in "Bingo" K.M. McFarland

travel What it's like to take a 36-hour sleeper train from LA to Seattle Nicole Dieker

Entertainment 'Breaking Bad,' Season 5, Episode 11, 'Confessions': review K.M. McFarland

maker XOXO: Maker Love, Not Thwart Glenn Fleishman