corruption In Alabama, it's traditional for sheriffs who lose their elections to steal and waste money, destroy public property Cory Doctorow

book reviews Alan Moore's new whimsical, wonderful, and wordy novel Thom Dunn

television Famed TV host Phil Donahue dead at 88 Rob Beschizza

music Watch Devo play NPR's Tiny Desk Allan Rose Hill

florida Florida Man arrested for shooting down Walmart delivery drones Thom Dunn

cop impersonators Couple chased by car with flashing blue lights decide not to pull over: "That's not a cop!" (video) Carla Sinclair

supernatural Shadowy humanoid with a tail caught on video Allan Rose Hill

tourism The weirdest free tourism spots in the U.S. B.R. O'Deal

mistakes Panera Bread to "phase out" caffeine-infused Charged Lemonade after deaths Rob Beschizza

boeing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun heads for the exit Rob Beschizza

Explore Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum on the web Rob Beschizza

Cryptozoology Virginia police respond to rash of Bigfoot sightings and video evidence (video) David Pescovitz

caffeine overdoses A 2nd person dies after drinking Panera's "Charged Lemonade" Carla Sinclair

happy mutants At JR's Appliance Museum, the hot dog electrocutor can fry five wieners at once Jennifer Sandlin

music Matthew Sweet's album "Girlfriend" celebrates 32 years of "fuzzy power pop perfection" Jennifer Sandlin

law Top eviction lawyer barely sanctioned for citing fake cases possibly made by AI Natalie Dressed

deaths Powerpoint creator Dennis Austin dead at 76 Rob Beschizza

politics PragerU: "our propaganda cartoons are headed to Texas schools." Texas school officials: "absolutely not." Who is right? Rob Beschizza

tabloids JFK murder cover-up and Trump's mob ties in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

shark Great white shark jumps out of water to snatch fisherman's catch Rusty Blazenhoff