books New book collects the secret communist cartoons of famous children's book author Syd Hoff Ruben Bolling

twitter Twitter users will no longer be able to hide their blue checks Rob Beschizza

vanity plates DEZNUUTZ, 2HI, VENMO, and 3,000 other vanity license plates rejected by New York's DMV David Pescovitz

gadgets HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants Tiki bar pulls thousands of dollars from ceiling and walls, donates it Rusty Blazenhoff

crypto wars Installing a root certificate should be MUCH scarier Cory Doctorow

politics 370 economists sign letter slamming Trump for 'magical thinking and conspiracy theories' Xeni Jardin