Technology Tinker with a virtual Colossus, the world's first programmable electronic digital computer Rob Beschizza
music In 1964, two teens complained about "obscene" "Louie, Louie" lyrics to Indiana governor — 50 years later a reporter tracked them down and asked why Mark Frauenfelder
animal rescues Watch these newborn baby bobtail skinks lapping up some tasty vittles for their very first meal Jennifer Sandlin
Ukraine Watch this mesmerizing performance by Ukrainian folk-pop-punk band DakhaBrakha Jennifer Sandlin
climate change Smash Mouth wrote "All Star" to warn us about climate change & anti-intellectualism and we turned it into a meme Thom Dunn
books "Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schulz" tells the life story of the "Peanuts" creator through his own medium Ruben Bolling
mlk Watch Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, and Peter, Paul, and Mary perform at the first official celebration of the MLK, Jr. holiday in 1986 Jennifer Sandlin
Half a century of Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles: "Just another band from East L.A." Elías Villoro
trademark OK Go: cereal giant and indie rockers in legal battle over name the band had first Thom Dunn