halloween Tiny corpse-hands reaching from the earth turn out to be armadillo legs Kevin Reome

Funny HowToBasic's omurice attempt ends in familiar, egg-covered ruin Grant St. Clair

Technology What happens when the machine keeping you alive dies on vacation Ellsworth Toohey

AI Harvard students cheer graduation speaker encouraging them to mercilessly destroy AI Rob Beschizza

Blingphone brand Vertu folded years ago, but now has a folding phone Rob Beschizza

law "Dead body" turns out to be a sex doll Rob Beschizza

robots Bear-deterring "Monster Wolves"sold out in Japan Gail Sherman

Games Atari is doing furry bait now and I'm scared Grant St. Clair

public health Here are some terrific resources tracking the "Andes" hantavirus outbreak Jennifer Sandlin

floating Petri dishes Deadly virus scare strands cruise ship at sea as countries refuse to let it dock Jason Weisberger

tech This app will warn you about horror movie jump scares Séamus Bellamy

bad idea Hiker tries jingling bells to stop charging bear, miraculously not dead (video) Jason Weisberger

Games This cat brushing game has Flappy Bird vibes but scarier Gail Sherman

animals Cat makes a room-length leap over owner's head in one bound Popkin

video Easter play crane malfunction sends Jesus actor too far into the sky Popkin

Games This sorting web game has stolen hours from me Grant St. Clair

politics People keep inventing new ways to play New Vegas and I'm scared Grant St. Clair

art Putting Paddington Bear in places he shouldn't be Grant St. Clair

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

fawns Scared deer trusts firefighter Jason Weisberger