Business FBI and DoJ investigating whether St. Louis Cardinals hacked networks of rival Houston Astros baseball team Xeni Jardin

History In 1943, the NFL forced the Eagles and Steelers to merge into one team Ellsworth Toohey

social media Roost: an app that sends messages at the speed of birdflight Rob Beschizza

politics Corrupt cardinal demands to be in conclave choosing new pope Rob Beschizza

politics Elf Queen Tilda Swinton Cast as James Bond, Doctor Who and Chosen as Pope Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Watching birds up close and personal Boing Boing's Shop

arizona Behold the Arizona Cardinals' cotton candy burrito! Jennifer Sandlin

burning down the house Doug Stanhope dances while his house burns down Jennifer Sandlin

umbrella hats The umbrella hat is a ridiculous item. Here's why it exists Annie Rauwerda

Chicago cubs Gigantic "beer snake" slithers through stands at Wrigley Field Kevin Reome

tabloids How Mafia Killed the Pope, Meghan & Harry quit the Royal Family, and the Obamas divorce, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

sports Softball brawl of the day Rob Beschizza

birds 'One in a million' yellow cardinal sighted at backyard feeder Rusty Blazenhoff

Weird Legendary rocket scientist's 1949 science fiction novel features a Martian leader named… Elon! David Pescovitz

History The fascinating and ego-killing existence of human wormholes Ryan Holiday

books Outliers: the statistical mysteries that hold the key to understanding John H Johnson, PhD and Mike Gluck

Games When online security is literally a roll of the dice, which dice do you use? Rjcjr

Pandora's "Music Genome Project" explores the cold hard facts of how we interact with music Rob Pegoraro