law Chris Christie vetoes unanimous bill that would make NJ cops disclose what they seize through asset forfeiture Cory Doctorow

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History "Growing Chains": Prison Agriculture and Capitalism Elías Villoro

photography Smithsonian's Open Access now has over 4 million free-to-use images Mark Frauenfelder

russian thistle Wanna grow your own tumbleweed? Now you can! Jennifer Sandlin

music Musician Ariel Pink used unauthorized photo of artist Jill Miller on album cover, so now she's selling alternative covers featuring Ariel as NFTs David Pescovitz

airbnb Want to stay in the Sicilian palazzo featured in The White Lotus? It's yours for $6k per night on Airbnb Mark Frauenfelder

robotics Tinker the Robot (1966) Popkin

ghost stories Billy Bragg tells a ghost story Jennifer Sandlin

rip Robbie Knievel, son of Evel Knievel, has died at age 60 Carla Sinclair

stunts Bike stunt rider Matt Macduff, seven years after the Loop of Doom left him with 13 fractured bones Elías Villoro

fox This cute two-legged fox is doing just fine (video) David Pescovitz

best of Talking over The Cure's best songs Gareth Branwyn

christmas Catch 12-year-old treble singer Malakai M Bayoh's insane high note in this 'O Holy Night' duet with Aled Jones Rusty Blazenhoff

facial recognition Madison Square Garden bans Girl Scout troop mom using facial recognition – Time for a CV Dazzle badge for Girl Scouts? Gareth Branwyn

politics New York passed the nation's first right-to-repair law. Pleasing tech lobbyists, Governor Kathy Hochul hasn't signed it Rob Beschizza

maps The art of map-making design for tabletop wargames Gareth Branwyn

fabio Video explores the 1999 "Goosegate" incident when romance novel supermodel Fabio was hit in the face on a rollercoaster ride Jennifer Sandlin

music 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, celebrates the 40th anniversary of debut R.E.M. EP Chronic Town Jennifer Sandlin