nazis Ikea's founder was a Nazi, and never stopped praising the Nazi leader he called "Best Brother" Cory Doctorow

robots Have you ever seen a robot play the cello? Jennifer Sandlin

eurovision Netherlands disqualified from Eurovision song contest after mysterious backstage incident Rob Beschizza

Science Cornell researchers study "trash barrel robots" in New York City Jennifer Sandlin

events Slow Impact is a four-day event bringing home the incremental effects of skateboarding Elías Villoro

events Slow Impact is "A skate vacation in the desert" with panels, art, live music and more Elías Villoro

arizona Arizona skaters ride bikes too Elías Villoro

arizona For skaters, will Tempe, Arizona be the American Malmo? A.E. Gómez

aviation The case for replacing air travel with high-speed sleeper trains Cory Doctorow

puzzles This is what 'going viral' looks like Rusty Blazenhoff

silence please! Violence breaks out at symphony over concert-goer's loud snack bag Carla Sinclair

marketing Boring company makes "the world's most boring billboard" and promises to keep it up for 12 years Mark Frauenfelder

security With Windows 10, Microsoft doubles down on forced updates and reboots (save your work!) Cory Doctorow

group activities Man howls in Sweden, and many others howl in response Mark Frauenfelder

music Eurovision 2013: An American in London Leigh Alexander