picks Late-stage Elvis is a wonder to behold Jason Weisberger

Funny Debullshitifying the EU referendum (radio comedy edition) Cory Doctorow

History In 1962, a laughing fit spread through Tanzania for 18 months Ellsworth Toohey

medical Freaky truth behind the X-rays of the woman teeming with parasites from eating pork Allan Rose Hill

police Video: Father's unlicensed ear piercing on son triggers bizarre police showdown in Arkansas Mark Frauenfelder

theremin Check out "Music For Monsters" to hear some spooky theremin tunes Popkin

tabloids Kim Jong-Un "dead" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

comedy An ode to that "Decorative Gourd, Season Motherfucker" post that goes around every fall Thom Dunn

obits Mandy Johnson, 1953-2015 Rob Beschizza

corruption In Guatemala, a popular uprising may send a US-backed president to prison. It's about time. Xeni Jardin

china China loves the lingo of games Christina Xu

Bobcat Goldthwait does the impossible in his latest film — again Martin Olson

The Twinkie Murder trial of Harvey Milk's killer Paul Krassner

Amazon mails conveyor belt roller instead of gift Glenn Fleishman

science fiction Koko Takes a Holiday Boing Boing

Robogenesis: the terrifying sequel to Robopocalypse Daniel H Wilson

books Jo Walton's "My Real Children" [book excerpt] Boing Boing

wilcock JOHN WILCOCK: When Lenny Bruce Stayed at My Apartment Ethan Persoff

politics EuroMaidan: a Facebook revolution in the streets of Kiev Daniel Kovzhun