graphics Online simulation of a ripple tank Rob Beschizza

politics Belligerent Christian protesters fail to rattle Buddhist monks on their Walk for Peace Jennifer Sandlin

death Al Pacino confirms there's no afterlife Thom Dunn

Space Supermassive black holes only 300 light years apart Rob Beschizza

physics If you could see spacetime, it would look like this (video) Allan Rose Hill

music Website dedicated solely to listening to the song Moon River Popkin

Games Delay to "Fallout: London" mod was so significant it warranted BBC coverage Grant St. Clair

tabletop gaming Hasbro in talks to sell Dungeons & Dragons? Gareth Branwyn

fear HP's CEO stokes fear of cheap ink Jason Weisberger

politics Days before football World Cup, host Qatar bans beer in stadiums Rob Beschizza

religion Did Jesus want to be worshipped? Elías Villoro

Space Listen to the spooky sounds of a black hole David Pescovitz

music Let's remember Britpop legend Richey Edwards Devin Nealy

san francisco Forest of illuminated tree sculptures coming to San Francisco Rusty Blazenhoff

Weird Amazing photo of a "sea monster" taken from a plane David Pescovitz

web Chaos Ink: disturb a tank of virtual liquid metal Rob Beschizza

david bowie Scientists detect massive galactic collision between black holes that "aren't supposed to exist" Thom Dunn

AI Second wave Algorithmic Accountability: from "What should algorithms do?" to "Should we use an algorithm?" Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Europe just voted to wreck the internet, spying on everything and censoring vast swathes of our communications Cory Doctorow

security IBM Security survey finds users value "security" over "convenience" Cory Doctorow