Marvel cinematic universe The US and Canada have officially launched SHIELD Thom Dunn

russia Russia's airborne dicketry comes close to America's shores Séamus Bellamy

russia U.S. intercepts Russian bombers and fighter jets off Alaska coast Xeni Jardin

History Vintage photos show NORAD's construction and operation Andrea James

movies Recreation of the Apple IIc program from 1985 Bond flick A View to a Kill Rob Beschizza

Some insomniacs are actually asleep when they think they're awake Mark Frauenfelder

maps Amtrak Explorer: online interactive map of the U.S. passenger train system Rob Beschizza

tabloids The coming alien invasion and a sweet-smelling Kardashian vagina in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

UFOs Fourth thingy shot down entering U.S. airspace Rob Beschizza

con artists Netflix paid con artist Anna Sorokin $320k and made her the star of her victims' story Rob Beschizza

poor little rich boy Elon Musk tells the court he's "financially illiquid" Mark Frauenfelder

santa claus Despite Trump's 'marginal' comment, that 7-year-old probably still believes in Santa Rusty Blazenhoff

donald trump Christmas: Trump takes kids' Santa calls amid shutdown, pretty much blows it Xeni Jardin

happy mutants The Women's March and the Judean People's Front: After Occupy, after trumpism, a new networked politics Cory Doctorow

Book Will malfunction or incompetence start World War Three? Andrea James

books What Eleven Fictional Hackers Can Teach Us About Love and Dating Eric Smith