hazing 400 years of equator hazings, and how I survived one Ben Marks

books New biography captures Doonesbury's 50-year sweep of American life Ruben Bolling

Weird Purdue University campus police (mostly) solve the mystery of peanut butter man Jennifer Sandlin

texas There's a store in Texas where TSA-confiscated items end up Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Swine flu detected in UK for first time, days after former Prime Minister famed for sex with pig rejoins government Rob Beschizza

twitter Video gamers boo Musk, demand "Twitter" return Jason Weisberger

Delightful Creatures Nearly 10% of all wild California condors are wreaking havoc on one person's home Carla Sinclair

Comics Read this powerfully personal comic about top surgery from the creator of "She-ra" and "Lumberjanes" Thom Dunn

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

corruption CBP officer refuses to allow American journalist into the country until he admits he writes "propaganda" Cory Doctorow

corruption In Alabama, it's traditional for sheriffs who lose their elections to steal and waste money, destroy public property Cory Doctorow

Kids High school students who will not smile in the hallways are sent to mandatory counselling, while bullying is rampant Cory Doctorow

graphic novels The White Donkey – From the online comic series about the existential crisis of a military experience Wink

gag gifts How to use an electric shock lighter to lose friends Michael Borys

Comic book artists vs gravity and boobs Caroline Siede

Extreme Haunted Houses are actually Jackass Escape Houses Oni Hartstein