canada Canadian teenager carves name into Japanese treasure: faces severe penalties Mark Frauenfelder
christ what an asshole Bank forecloses on wrong house, changes locks, steals tons of stuff, won't compensate owner in full Cory Doctorow
parenting Parents in danger of having six-year-old daughter taken away for letting her walk to their local post office on her own Cory Doctorow
corruption Ohio GOP Secretary of State orders secret, last minute, unaudited software updates to voting machines Cory Doctorow
beaver More beaver ASMR: Watch Maple the beaver chow down on Ritz crackers and celery Jennifer Sandlin
1970s "Everything Has A History" explores Parker Brothers' 1971 toy, the "Johnny Horizon Environmental Test Kit" Jennifer Sandlin
music John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats becomes a singing, dancing ghost in new video, "Murder at the 18th Street Garage" Jennifer Sandlin
censorship Tunisian cartoonist arrested, interrogated, and facing prison for satirical cartoons about prime minister Ruben Bolling
politics Trump says rich people from Beverly Hills are prohibited from taking long showers, and that's why they smell bad Ruben Bolling
diplomacy US Secretary of State covers "Hoochie Coochie Man"on guitar at State Department function Thom Dunn
anti-vaxxers Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to switch and run as Independent — unclear which party that helps Carla Sinclair
Entertainment Chevy Chase took his Comedy Central roasting very personally: "They clearly didn't like me" Ruben Bolling
