art "Seven Magic Mountains" is a colorful "large scale desert artwork" outside of Las Vegas Jennifer Sandlin
sticker shock Deep red Arizona county insisted on hand counting ballots – until they saw the price tag Carla Sinclair
Boing Boing Gadgets This magnetic stand and charger will keep your phone fully powered up at all times Boing Boing's Shop
phones The Mojave phone booth was a lone telephone that stood 12 miles from the nearest paved road in California's Mojave National Preserve Popkin
UFOs Taking a soundbath in an acoustically perfect tabernacle and energy machine designed by extraterrestrials David Pescovitz
ancient art Special Operations soldiers attacked by 'ninja,' call local police for help Jason Weisberger
tabloids Clinton divorce drama and Hitler's kinky sex life in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Stratolaunch Systems Watch largest aircraft in the world – wider than a football field – take a test flight Carla Sinclair
Science Virgin Orbit fails on first rocket launch attempt, 'next big test ASAP' for Richard Branson's spaceflight firm Xeni Jardin
california LA is going to get cheap nighttime power from a massive solar and battery array in the Mojave Cory Doctorow