animals Cat Video Fest scratches all the right itches Jennifer Sandlin

china China is using recruitment sites to buy top secret information Séamus Bellamy

bad idea Starbucks Korea chose "Tank Day" for the anniversary of a massacre Jason Weisberger

video games Flock Around is a charming multiplayer birding game for $5 Gail Sherman

law "Dead body" turns out to be a sex doll Rob Beschizza

politics Scottish politician illegally used party funds to pay for camper van, fancy pencil sharpener, toilet seat, and curry sauce Rob Beschizza

History Digitizing vintage proportional typewriter fonts Rob Beschizza

Games Atari buys rights to RPG classic Wizardry Rob Beschizza

videos This dog makes a sound you won't believe comes from a living creature Popkin

Comics Real Life Comix: 51 true NYC stories from 66 cartoonists (and Moby) Ellsworth Toohey

History Medieval castle toilets doubled as assassination shafts Popkin

Science Desmond Morris wrote The Naked Ape in four weeks to pay for a house Ellsworth Toohey

crime Bear costume insurance scammers get 180 days in the den Rob Beschizza

Culture Kevin Kelly's 84 contemporary heresies, from trivial to genuinely dangerous Ellsworth Toohey

entomology Educate yourself with The Bee Guy's daily basic bee facts Jennifer Sandlin

design Japanese desk designed for people who work with cats Ellsworth Toohey

History Clermont-Ferrand's cathedral is built entirely from black lava stone Popkin

art These pencils were loved down to the very last nub Popkin

gadgets Each of these urushi-lacquered Casio calculators took a month to make Rob Beschizza

Governor who polices others' lives surprised when a restaurant sets its own rules Jason Weisberger