dance Irish dancers post tribute to Shane MacGowan Jennifer Sandlin

Iran's $2,000 drones vs. America's $5 million missiles Ellsworth Toohey

law Man jailed for assault after assaulting man who assaulted him but was not yet jailed Rob Beschizza

politics Framework users complain over its support for far-right firebrand Rob Beschizza

History Happy Birthday to the grandson of America's 10th president Ruben Bolling

Delightful Creatures Yellowstone tourists block grizzly bear's path Jason Weisberger

cruel and unusual punishments In times of olde, drunks were punished by being forced to wear a barrel in public Popkin

trump 16,000 NYT readers share their stories of being told to 'go back' Xeni Jardin

weaponized shelter Millennials will be able to buy homes soon, thanks to Boomer senescence and mortality Cory Doctorow

happy mutants 2,000+ awesome hieroglyphs, coming soon to Unicode Cory Doctorow

Science QVC host and guest debate whether Earth's moon is a planet or a star Rob Beschizza

Food You don't want to know where Trader Joe's foods come from Rusty Blazenhoff

Weird Mysterious ape-like creature caught on camera in Los Angeles David Pescovitz

robots What a 19th-century rebellion against automation can teach us about the coming war in the job market Mark Frauenfelder

tumblr 'Tis the season for 'Chicago dibs' on snow-shoveled parking spaces Caroline Siede

petard Chelsea bomber's other bombs were discovered by thieves who liked the bags they were hidden in Cory Doctorow

podcasts How to change people's minds on social issues with "deep canvassing" David McRaney

cars Brilliant billboard for faux funeral home is anti-texting and driving PSA David Pescovitz