martial arts Man displays speed and agility by trying to punch bear trap before it can close Rob Beschizza

Cryptozoology Mysterious creature with wings and horns caught on zoo trailcam Allan Rose Hill

wildlife Adorable non-capybara on the loose in Colorado Gail Sherman

Entertainment Walt Disney World's newest ride: Tiana's Bayou Adventure Ruben Bolling

vanity plates DEZNUUTZ, 2HI, VENMO, and 3,000 other vanity license plates rejected by New York's DMV David Pescovitz

cars Your car's automated safety features are probably making driving less safe Thom Dunn

Planet of the Apes has begun, monkeys attack, and Japanese city sends in a "special unit" Jason Weisberger

tabloids World War III has broken out (in case you missed it) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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psychology The strange psychological phenomenon that explains why people hate cyclists Thom Dunn

animals Why do giant pandas roll around in horse manure? Thom Dunn

the illusion of explanatory depth What do drawings of memory bikes have to do with know-it-alls? Mark Frauenfelder

trump Trump's properties routinely employed (and abused) undocumented Latinx workers, including dozens from a single Costa Rican town Cory Doctorow

picks Camping hammock an absolute must have Jason Weisberger

web theory To build the future, we must escape the present, or, "The bullet hole misconception" Cory Doctorow

mental illness It's Mental Health Awareness Month: Trumpcare's dangerous impact on mental health care Maureen Herman

better part of valor Killing my unfinished game dev projects Rob Beschizza

class war Making sense of Basic Income proposals Cory Doctorow

cuisine The Rat King: On the Fascinations (and Revulsions) of Rattus Mark Dery