uk Local council seeks additional funds for Thatcher statue to pay for a tall anti-vandal plinth Cory Doctorow

rome Archaeologists claim IP rights to ancient Roman dodecahedron Jason Weisberger

parrots Zoo's new strategy to teach manners to foul-mouthed parrots David Pescovitz

movies Atlas Obscura's list of 12 places to have a retro movie theater experience Popkin

Sir Issac Newton You can visit Sir Isaac Newton's legendary "gravity tree"—and its many descendants and clones Andrew Yi

police Lincolnshire cops who danced the Macarena at Gay Pride march pleased to have upset British conservatives Rob Beschizza

Isaac Newton Isaac Newton's attempts to unlock secret code of pyramids Miss Cellania

language Parrots who swore at zoo visitors removed from public view David Pescovitz

music Meet Chico, the parrot that sings Beyonce and Lady Gaga David Pescovitz

art English resort town to get giant white palm tree sculpture Rob Beschizza

art Woman paints bugs around unpatched potholes Rob Beschizza

law Affluent parents surrender custody of their kids to "scam" their way into needs-based college scholarships Cory Doctorow

security UK hospitals shut down by malware, advise patients to go somewhere else for the duration Cory Doctorow

it's just a giant hairless 700-pound dog Today in unusual pets rescued from homes: 1 pig, 179 pigeons Rob Beschizza

cows Orphaned seal rescued from the cows "hassling it" Rob Beschizza

Self-Dissection: a conversation with satirical English author Will Self Mark Dery