rap Watch hop farmers rap about the flowers that make your beer Thom Dunn

deep in the... of Texas To protect children Texas lawmaker proposes banning… sex toys Jason Weisberger

Science Bird-like drone hops into the air Gail Sherman

Culture Tom Whitwell's annual collection of 52 fascinating facts returns, featuring expensive calculators and trademarked scents Mark Frauenfelder

Roman-era Barbarians snorted drugs from tiny spoons on their belts to get fired up for fighting Allan Rose Hill

primus sucks YOU could be the next drummer for Primus! Jennifer Sandlin

Comics Ben Katchor's comics were too weird for NPR's listeners Bob Knetzger

Games Nintendo sues alleged pirate selling downloads Rob Beschizza

music Jon Batiste hears Green Day for the first time and jams along on piano (video) Allan Rose Hill

thrifting Doorknobs for sale in thrift shop were something else entirely Allan Rose Hill

magic How to find a good magic wand in Salem Thom Dunn

dmca Fixing McDonald's ice cream machines is no longer a felony Thom Dunn

youtube Feed your morbid true crime obsession with these death row last meal videos Jennifer Sandlin

art French museum refused to allow public access to secret 3D scans Rob Beschizza

music Cat enthusiasts meow their way through "cat-aoke" Jennifer Sandlin

night night Texas Teachers suspended after knocking out kids with medicated "sleeping stickers" (video) Carla Sinclair

public health Smoke weed, not cigarettes: CA's new restaurant policy Mark Frauenfelder

gingerbread Small Dutch town invaded by gingers Thom Dunn

machine learning engineers How Chase froze $180k and left a tech consultant scrambling Mark Frauenfelder

Science Why dinosaur bones were the real nail in religion's coffin Yoy Luadha