History A 26,000-year monument hidden at Hoover Dam Ellsworth Toohey

concert Billy Idol rocked Hoover Dam's first-ever concert Rusty Blazenhoff

climate change New study shows that drought could shut down the biggest US Hydro Plants in the next few years Thom Dunn

hot dam Hoover Dam could lose most of its power as Lake Mead plummets Jason Weisberger

privacy This free VPN is a massive security risk Séamus Bellamy

While government officials spent 5 years planning, beavers built their dam for free in 48 hours Ellsworth Toohey

happy mutants Sam Barsky has knitted 160 of his fabulous sweaters depicting famous landmarks, but he doesn't sell them because he wears them "every day, all the time" Jennifer Sandlin

viewmaster View Master Travels finds the exact spots old 3D photos were taken. Here's how it's done. Bob Knetzger

science fiction Get the free online edition of the classic 1986 cyberpunk anthology Mirrorshades Mark Frauenfelder

lake mead Lake Mead is dangerously close to becoming a "dead pool" Mark Frauenfelder

boom Something just went boom at the Hoover Dam Jason Weisberger

drought Lake Mead at 35% capacity – marking an all-time low Mark Frauenfelder

25 million people rely on water from Lake Mead, and it's drying up Mark Frauenfelder

crime Trial begins for the "cum/ex" bankers accused of stealing €447m and trying for €60b Cory Doctorow

facebook Master list of Facebook's 2018 scandals Cory Doctorow

fake news Back to the future with this week's time-traveling tabloids Peter Sheridan

race Stanford prof Niall Ferguson conspired with campus Republicans to do oppo research on students who opposed invited eugenicist speaker Cory Doctorow

happy mutants At the Golden-Calf Slaughterhouse: an interview with Johannes Grenzfurthner Thomas Kaestle

fake news Where ISIS will strike next, FBI grills Malia Obama, and Prince Charles is a Killer, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Las Vegas gunman's hooker, Hillary Clinton's lies, and Jerry Lewis's forged will in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan