Science Australian collector faces 10 years in prison for ordering plutonium sample from U.S. website Ellsworth Toohey

fireworks Off-the-hook NYE fireworks display in Sydney Gareth Branwyn

religion Residents of Sydney's gayborhood are getting hate-mail signed by "Jesus" Cory Doctorow

art Projection-mapped light-show on the Sydney Opera House Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Hey, Sydney! I'm coming to see you tonight (then Adelaide and Wellington!) Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Hey, Melbourne! I'm coming to see you this week (Sydney, Adelaide and Wellington: you're next!) Cory Doctorow

video Cool sculpture made of repurposed wooden escalator stairs Andrea James

australia There is now a Ferry McFerryface ferry, and the crew is pissed Rusty Blazenhoff

china China's capital controls are working, and that's bursting the global real-estate bubble Cory Doctorow

art Mirrored Ziggurat melds earth with stairway to the skies Andrea James

Weird Soap made with Sydney Sweeney's bathwater is selling for thousands Grant St. Clair

Science Watch: Wild cockatoos figure out how to operate water fountains Ellsworth Toohey

lawsuits Lawsuit over Clean Girl aesthetic dismissed Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Read excerpts from upcoming book about the making of Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood" Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes Hundreds of flat tires caused by sharp metal debris on road Rob Beschizza

Games Michael Bay to direct movie based on arcade classic OutRun Rob Beschizza

Science High-fat high-sugar diets make you suck at games Rob Beschizza

7,500-mile adventures Man rowing from California to Australia rescued after cyclone leaves him stranded for 3 days (video) Carla Sinclair

florida Mystery tar balls wash ashore in Florida Rob Beschizza

australia Hazardous mystery balls shut down Sydney beaches Allan Rose Hill