france Catchy tune, performed by band that pours concrete at every concert, mocks undemocratic rule in French constitution Natalie Dressed

delightful creatures Doggo decides to add his own design to a freshly laid cement pathway (video) Carla Sinclair

News Funeral home sued for giving families fake ashes instead of their loved ones' cremated remains David Pescovitz

Science Concrete gets tougher with graphene Jason Weisberger

ad You may shed a tear during this rollable concrete ad Andrea James

architecture The renovation of a gorgeous brutalist house in Brazil Clive Thompson

books Book of brutalist archictecture postcards from the Soviet era David Pescovitz

design This concrete espresso machine is countertop Brutalism Rusty Blazenhoff

ice ICE enlists Palantir to track down people it wants gone Séamus Bellamy

florida Vengeful Florida woman vandalizes wrong car Jason Weisberger

russia-ukraine war Chernobyl shield damaged in Russian drone strike Ellsworth Toohey

While government officials spent 5 years planning, beavers built their dam for free in 48 hours Ellsworth Toohey

consumer rights Judge rules herbal tea purchase doesn't count as damages, personally attacks our entire lifestyle Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Sweden begins construction of massive underground nuclear vault that will last 100,000 years Ellsworth Toohey

air travel Flight recorders on doomed Korean airliner stopped recording Rob Beschizza

pittsburgh The death stairs of Pittsburgh Rob Beschizza

experimental music How to make extra-long, strange, and trippy tape loops inside a standard cassette Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

sustainability Recycled plastic railway ties have lower carbon footprints Rob Beschizza

gadgets Walmart buys Vizio for $3.2bn Rob Beschizza