language Beautiful chart displays native speakers of world's languages Andrea James

science fiction Starship size comparison chart Andrea James

Science Interactive chart displays opinion gaps between scientists and public Andrea James

wikipedia Each day's top-viewed Wikipedia article in 2014 Andrea James

Games Retrospective of Elite, the original open-world masterpiece Rob Beschizza

music Brian Wilson dead at 82 Rob Beschizza

Everyday People RIP: Funk's legendary Sly Stone dies at 82 (video) Carla Sinclair

Technology How Stack Overflow's moderation system led to its own downfall Ellsworth Toohey

Science See what music looks like in three dimensions Ruben Bolling

Games Nvidia puts squeeze on reviewers of its mediocre midrange GPU Rob Beschizza

cartoons Baby bird or velociraptor? Check out this helpful comic to be sure Gail Sherman

politics Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma from funding religious schools Rob Beschizza

History Harvard's $27.50 copy of the Magna Carta may be one of 7 issued by Longshanks in 1300 Rob Beschizza

fashion Nudity and billowing outfits banned on Cannes' red carpet Rob Beschizza

Wealthy South Africans fly private jet to claim refugee status, but Episcopal Church isn't playing along Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Better visualizations for less: Visio now $14.97 Boing Boing's Shop

politics First American Pope is not Trump, despite his own fantasizing Grant St. Clair

Games Gears of War: ancient chest-high wall simulator coming to PlayStation Grant St. Clair

vintage Old military plane says "screw it, I'm a restaurant now" Popkin

Japan This site maps Wind Phones across the world Jennifer Sandlin