dogs Dog saves owner from meteorite Thom Dunn

picks Very Good Boy (tap tap tap) Xeni Jardin

happy mutants John Varley's "Irontown Blues" – noir doggy science fiction from one of the field's all-time greats Cory Doctorow

Games One of my favorite games is finally getting DLC, which means I can recommend it again guilt-free Grant St. Clair

aliens Catholic church fires exorcist who said UFO sightings mostly the work of demons Rob Beschizza

mexico The promise of Mexico's Tren Maya has gone off the rails Séamus Bellamy

christian nationalism 180 religions dropped from Pentagon's approved list of faiths Séamus Bellamy

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

the bad old days I have seen the face of death on a piece of toast Séamus Bellamy

books Here's a terrific search hack for the Internet Archive Book Images Flickr photo stream Jennifer Sandlin

dogs Entering a cat in a dog show Grant St. Clair

Technology A free site uses live weather data to flag pavement that will burn your dog's paws Ellsworth Toohey

Games Stranger Than Heaven isn't just inspired by Yakuza, it is an official prequel Grant St. Clair

doggo Pasadena shelter closes the book on Eaton Fire rescues with one final, very good dog Jason Weisberger

French teen arrested for licking vending machine straw in Singapore Rob Beschizza

Games Black Flag Resynced is skipping the RPG format Grant St. Clair

greyhound Watch this glorious greyhound snout enter "turbo mode" Jennifer Sandlin

texas Watch the Attwater's prairie chicken do his mating dance (he's really going for it) Jennifer Sandlin

movies Krypto is in trouble in the new Supergirl trailer and he had better be OK Gail Sherman

gadgets NASA-styled retro wristwatch has a price tag fit for the shuttle program Rob Beschizza