music Woman Kyrgyz singer records amazing version of a traditionally male-voiced poem Cory Doctorow

The deadliest avalanche in history buried 43 climbers at Lenin Peak (video) Jason Weisberger

politics Trump solves toy shortage by telling children to want fewer toys Ellsworth Toohey

travel U.S. Government demands new internal passport for citizens and it's giving off major dystopian vibes Ellsworth Toohey

politics International students told to arrive in U.S. before Trump inauguration to avoid travel ban Rob Beschizza

Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan's World Nomad Games: Yurt-building, headless goat polo, horseback wrestling, and hunting with eagles Natalie Dressed

montana Montana man pleads guilty in plot to create giant clone hybrid sheep for captive hunting Mark Frauenfelder

Nature Amazing footage of an avalanche in Kyrgyzstan Jason Weisberger

politics Trump expands racist travel ban to 6 additional countries Xeni Jardin

law Turkish court fines bystander/tourist who sued police for shooting out his eye Cory Doctorow

design Best design for a milk bottle Mark Frauenfelder

china To see the future, visit the most remote areas of the GBAO Cory Doctorow

UFOs Milk bottles with cattle mutilation/UFO theme! David Pescovitz

jokes Make a horse penis joke on Facebook, get 5 years in Kyrgyzstan prison Mark Frauenfelder

vaccines Seattle kids are less likely to get polio vaccine than kids in Rwanda, and rates continue to drop Jason Weisberger