fencing Fencing with picket fences Rusty Blazenhoff

Comics New digital comics platform rises from Comixology's ashes Gail Sherman

Science Plants can hear their pollinators and bribe them with sugar — new research Ellsworth Toohey

History Got typos? Blame Titivillus, the "medieval demon of typos" Jennifer Sandlin

music The mysterious curse of the ninth symphony that haunted famous composers Popkin

politics Target's bleakly invisible Pride Month fashions suggest the wrong kind of closet Rob Beschizza

health France to ban outdoor smoking, except for café terraces Rob Beschizza

History Early greats of web design Rob Beschizza

Weird Massive cricket invasion takes over Utah town, leaving residents overwhelmed Popkin

mistakes Man wakes to 11,000-tonne container ship crashing into yard Rob Beschizza

Food This urban farmer grows food and joy in his Los Angeles neighborhood (video) Jason Weisberger

Games Fallout TV Season 2: Everything we know about New Vegas adaptation Grant St. Clair

amazon Buying ebooks from Amazon just got easier Séamus Bellamy

News Kanye West ode to Hitler a big hit in Musk's digital cesspool Ellsworth Toohey

politics I've stopped eating pre-bagged lettuce in the midst of an "undermined" FDA and an "almost guaranteed" looming leafy greens E. coli outbreak Jennifer Sandlin

politics "Gold" junk in White House is "Car Dealership Rococo" Rob Beschizza

software Site has all the classic MacOS themes you could ever want Rob Beschizza

music Death Grips "Exmilitary," with Jane's Addiction, Bowie, and Manson samples, sees official (maybe?) vinyl reissue Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

books This tiny Maine bookstore runs entirely on the honor system Popkin

Japan This site maps Wind Phones across the world Jennifer Sandlin