happy mutants Simone Giertz's touching meeting with a Syrian toymaker Gareth Branwyn

refugee Cruise ships are rescuing more and more refugees adrift at sea Jason Weisberger

road safety Drivers baffled by "cryptic" national speed limit sign Mark Frauenfelder

politics The media actually discussing how crazy the stuff Trump says is Jason Weisberger

News Marvel's Jewish superhero Sabra gets a Soviet makeover Ellsworth Toohey

Games Jordan Mechner's brother David performing the Prince of Persia's rotoscoped moves Rob Beschizza

music Irish tweens' banger 'The Spark' is an international hit Rusty Blazenhoff

News Ron Johnson's anti-Palestinian rant implies American Jews aren't really "us" Mark Frauenfelder

new york times New York Times tells staff to avoid using the terms "Palestine,""refugee camps" and "occupied territory" Rob Beschizza

Banksy Police bust factory forging Banksy artworks David Pescovitz

russia France's "bedbug infestation" was Russian disinformation, says minister Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants This slowed Chipmunks version of "Chariots of Fire" feels like distorted sludge Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids King Charles to abdicate, and JonBenet Ramsay's killers caught in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

war Gaza war death toll reaches 10,000 Rob Beschizza

politics "Go back to Bahrain": Member of U.K. parliament convicted on racially-aggravated disorder charge Rob Beschizza

Games Play classic video poker (for free) in the browser Rob Beschizza

twitter DOJ sues SpaceX over discriminatory hiring practices, Musk's tweets are evidence Jason Weisberger

immigration British immigration chief orders removal of cartoon character murals at asylum center for lone children. They are "too welcoming" Ruben Bolling

tabloids LBJ killed JFK in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

law FBI raids home of man who sent money to "ISIS women" Rob Beschizza