lightning Lightning strikes near Statue of Liberty (dramatic video) Rusty Blazenhoff

new york Who owns the Statue of Liberty? CGP Grey explains Rusty Blazenhoff

Your Ad Here Drone-based skywriting advertises a TV show based on a video game Jason Weisberger

LEGO Architecture series LEGO's ultra-modern take on Lady Liberty is pretty darn cool Jason Weisberger

icebergs Iceberg simulator improved Rob Beschizza

law Notoriously sexist and racist federal judge kicked off discrimination case Rob Beschizza

AI Google AI helps you write a poem in the style of famous poets of the past Clive Thompson

art Recently discovered: Eiffel's drawings for a slightly different Statue of Liberty David Pescovitz

security America needs a national standard for voting and voter rolls Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Dynasties: in-depth reporting on the wealthy, influential political and corporate families that not-so-secretly rule Canada Cory Doctorow

usa CGP Grey on 'What is Federal Land?' Rusty Blazenhoff

Ocean waves can hurl boulders 2.5X the weight of the Statue of Liberty Clive Thompson

fake news Where ISIS will strike next, FBI grills Malia Obama, and Prince Charles is a Killer, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Las Vegas gunman's hooker, Hillary Clinton's lies, and Jerry Lewis's forged will in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

new york city Marvel at New York City in this 1911 documentary travelogue Mark Frauenfelder

America What do South Koreans really think of America? Carla Sinclair

interviews Inside XTC's "Complicated Game" Gareth Branwyn

Business Yosemite agrees to change the names of its significant locations to appease trademark troll Cory Doctorow

aviation Man flies new jetpack around the Statue of Liberty David Pescovitz