brexit Wanted: real British criminals to commit real British crimes Cory Doctorow

uk Hate crimes spike after Brexit Cory Doctorow

books "Weird Ireland" offers a wonderfully whimsical tour of the Emerald Isle Thom Dunn

Games What it was like working with procrastinator Douglas Adams on "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" game Mark Frauenfelder

politics What if California, Oregon and Washington state joined Canada instead? Rob Beschizza

In 1964, a dad's photo of his daughter captured a figure in a spacesuit — a mystery that still baffles Ellsworth Toohey

weird history Iowa's weirdest uprising: The great Cow War of 1931 Ellsworth Toohey

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

england List of supernatural inhabitants of England Rob Beschizza

Funny Ralph the raccoon has the cutest crunchy face Jennifer Sandlin

News German man defeats man in gorilla costume in annual English cheese-rolling race Thom Dunn

politics In UK election campaign, Nigel Farage lasted nearly a week without saying anything racist about the Prime Minister Rob Beschizza

computers Local council in England to remove apostrophes from road signs because Computer Says No Rob Beschizza

mistakes Police confused by bird mimicking their siren Rob Beschizza

russia America's roads now more dangerous than Russia's Rob Beschizza

hedgehogs Rescued baby hedgehog brought to animal hospital turned out to be a different kind of fur ball David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures Animal lover cares for hat Gail Sherman

kind humans Kind woman's rescued baby hedgehog turns out to be something else entirely Jennifer Sandlin

soundtracks How a first-time composer's chilling score made "Poor Things" unforgettable Natalie Dressed

tabloids King Charles abdicates, Hollywood's most hated hunk, and Taylor Swift's engagement in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan