books The Car Hacker's Handbook: a Guide for Penetration Testers Cory Doctorow

disaster She fell out of the sky on Christmas Eve. The jungle was only the beginning. Jason Weisberger

Ruger AC-556 That time road rage met a 6'8" guy named Gary with a machine gun Jason Weisberger

Science Sally Ride flew to space 43 years ago today. She still has the best astronaut name. Séamus Bellamy

gadgets Doughnut-dunking machines: 1956 inventor's gadgets Ellsworth Toohey

Science Wearable tails help elderly folks keep their balance Rob Beschizza

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

Entertainment The Wicked Witch's flying hat just sold for $575,000 Ellsworth Toohey

stunt Swiss carnival ride allows children to run free while spinning Popkin

tools British police arrest gardener carrying his tools Rob Beschizza

acab LAPD's exuberant firing of rubber bullets may cost this man his sight (video) Jason Weisberger

Weird "Anything Can Be a Podcast" proves creativity is not limited by budget Grant St. Clair

police bodycam footage Illinois teacher arrested for sexual assault on 15-year-old boy breaks down in cop car (video) Carla Sinclair

video games Real-life "Blades of Chaos" are both breathtaking and terrifying (video) Grant St. Clair

canceled liftoffs Musk calls pilot the R-word over astronaut delay — then delays SpaceX flight to ISS Carla Sinclair

World War II How Polish professors let infected lice feed on them to avoid concentration camps in WWII Ellsworth Toohey

video games Kingmakers, a game about going back in time with modern weapons Grant St. Clair

University of Wisconsin paid law firm $133,376.75 to investigate professor's sexy cooking channel on YouTube Rob Beschizza

florida Rare happy ending to "Florida man" story Gail Sherman

photos How a 1937 hoax captured the imagination with giant grasshoppers Popkin