picks Puerto Rico's streets crawl with heavily armed, masked mercenaries bearing no insignia or nametags Cory Doctorow

books How the Black psychedelic revolution can heal and liberate Allan Rose Hill

Trump administration Trump ruins summer vacation, and it's only January Jason Weisberger

politics GOP congresswoman, missing for months, found living in dementia care home Grant St. Clair

miserable people Racist hurls ugly insults at United passenger — then faces the consequences (video) Carla Sinclair

crime American tourist arrested for scratching family names into sacred Japanese shrine as a "prank" Mark Frauenfelder

politics Elon's GOTV effort sounds abusive, not effective Jason Weisberger

cultural differences American tourist giveaways: Habits that scream "I'm from the US" Ellsworth Toohey

physics Physicists find evidence of "negative time" in photons Thom Dunn

music Punk legends Green Day sell out hometown stadium Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

lawsuits Woman sues American Airlines for outrageous sexual assault on flight to New Jersey Carla Sinclair

crafts Crochet your way through our National Parks Jennifer Sandlin

book reviews Brittle Joints is a beautiful and harrowing graphic memoir about chronic pain Thom Dunn

extreme weather Motorcyclist riding through Death Valley dies from extreme heat Carla Sinclair

Tokyo $16 Tokyo hotel deal: clean sheets, free coffee, and a stranger in your room Mark Frauenfelder

brazil Remote Brazilian tribe gets internet, porn addiction Natalie Dressed

driving Why U.S. streets are becoming deadlier for pedestrians Mark Frauenfelder

sesame street Ad transforms Oscar the Grouch into darling of the contemporary art world Jennifer Sandlin

Nature Remember that time three men got banned from Yellowstone for cooking chickens in a geyser? Lego Park Ranger does! Jennifer Sandlin

politics Watch Vivek Ramaswamy perform as rapper "Da Vek" Jennifer Sandlin