News Mass shooting at UNC Charlotte leaves 2 killed, 4 injured [DEVELOPING] Xeni Jardin

fun Giant puppet bears roam North Carolina in magical outdoor shows Popkin

Mojo Nixon Mojo Nixon had "maybe the best tour rider" ever Jennifer Sandlin

books Missouri pastor on upcoming book-burning: "If God told me to burn the book Clifford the Big Red Dog, then I'd burn the book Clifford the Big Red Dog" David Pescovitz

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill UNC shooting: Student arrested for murder of associate professor Carla Sinclair

music Watch the new video for "She Might Look My Way," from The dB's' Chris Stamey Jennifer Sandlin

sounds Solar balloons detect strange noises in Earth's stratosphere Rusty Blazenhoff

crimes Long-missing, this cane's handle is carved with Jack the Ripper's creepy face David Pescovitz

christianity Watch: Michele Bachmann said she spent Christmas telling her 3- and 6-year-old grandkids that the "eternal fires" of Hell await them Mark Frauenfelder

Elizabeth Cotten Elizabeth Cotten wins Early Influence Award from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Jennifer Sandlin

art La Maison Picassiette is a house covered in more than 15 tons of mosiac tiles Popkin

What your favorite sad dad band says about you Jennifer Sandlin

Exclusive excerpt of three new Christmas Ghost Stories by Seth Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Armie Hammer's cannibalism and Lizzie Borden's ax in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Schilling Jr.

ghosts Quarantining with ghosts David Pescovitz

security Facebook forces you to expose your phone number to the whole world in order to turn on two-factor authentication Cory Doctorow

Science Fantastic gig posters for scientists' lectures David Pescovitz

trump Trump Border Wall: Texans vow to fight eminent domain, historic chapel threatened Xeni Jardin