makers Watch: A musician "plays" a barcode reader with his skateboard in a park and it's fantastic Carla Sinclair

politics "Donald Dump" depicts Trump with sludge oozing out of his mouth Jennifer Sandlin

Technology Photos capture surviving payphones still scattered across America Popkin

anti-vax A preventable virus, a paralyzed child, and zero regrets Jason Weisberger

gadgets Clicks Communicator is an inexpensive, Blackberry-esque smartphone Rob Beschizza

Games Atari unveils gaming hotel in Phoenix that sounds like hell on earth Grant St. Clair

News Woman drives to police station with Homeland Security agent in her car Ellsworth Toohey

plants Here's a great resource if you want to start sprouting! Jennifer Sandlin

Games Tomb Raider makes surprise return after 7-year gaming hiatus Grant St. Clair

Games Mysterious obelisk in California desert sparks intense speculation Grant St. Clair

Games Microsoft sends Halo to PlayStation after losing hardware war Grant St. Clair

Games Borderlands 4 launch marred by "terrible performance" across all hardware Grant St. Clair

politics Gorillaz returns with political punch in new single "The Happy Dictator" Grant St. Clair

Games Forgotten gem Saints Row 2 finally playable on PC after 14 years Grant St. Clair

Games A tiny indie game brought down Steam, Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation Grant St. Clair

privacy protection Don't cross a U.S. border without a "perfect burner phone" Carla Sinclair

cars Volkswagen locks extra horsepower behind $20 monthly subscription Grant St. Clair

Weird Rogue engineer creates URL lengthener for making your links worse on purpose Grant St. Clair

bear spray attacks Like an ICE agent, man sports a ski mask — then attacks New York subway crowd with mace Carla Sinclair

Funny What being online is like now Grant St. Clair