alan spencer SF Bay Area: Sledge Hammer's 30th Hammerversary is this SUNDAY! Jason Weisberger

History Did Victorians really treat headaches by hammering metal helmets? Popkin

science fiction A clown fought a robot in 1897, and we can finally watch it Ellsworth Toohey

nsa Senator Wyden's cryptic CIA letter is ominous Séamus Bellamy

"Everyone Hates Elon" Anti-Musk protestors armed with sledgehammers turn Tesla into trash — and then into treasure (video) Carla Sinclair

Thief of gold palace toilet convicted in English court Rob Beschizza

politics Trump is playing chicken with the economy Jason Weisberger

mistakes Google withdraws its heartcooling "Dear Sydney" AI ad Rob Beschizza

Technology 2-5 years to sci-fi level AI? Former OpenAI employee sounds alarm Yoy Luadha

elon musk Tesla engineer pleads: Stop shooting your Cybertrucks! Carolyn Townsend

fox news Homeless people "want to wander around and live in tents on the sidewalk" says Fox News' Jesse Watters Mark Frauenfelder

horror Just in time for the full moon and Halloween, it's Gene Colan's classic "House of Horror" werewolf story Gareth Branwyn

san francisco Watch someone in San Francisco smashing a Cruise autonomous car with a hammer (video) David Pescovitz

anger Printers are the most popular object of destruction in America's Rage Rooms. There's a problem with that. Rob Beschizza

twitter Twitter's decline: gradual, then sudden Rob Beschizza

pain Gentleman stings himself with the world's most venomous fish Mark Frauenfelder

advertising The forbidden 1970s cereal: Mr. Wonderfull's Surprize Ruben Bolling

Science The 19th century Central Park dinosaur museum was vandalized by a mad businessman, not Creationists Ruben Bolling

hammer The Daily Show shares a commercial for the "The Patriot Hammer" Jason Weisberger