1201 A history of the sprawling personality clashes over RSS Cory Doctorow

drugs Eighty-two years ago, a weird and wonderful bicycle ride changed culture forever (video) Allan Rose Hill

History It's 25 years since the dot com bubble burst Rob Beschizza

privacy Privacy concerns rise as states demand ID for everyday purchases Ellsworth Toohey

kickstarter "Oddly Compelling" explores the life of comic artist and CBLDF founder Denis Kitchen Thom Dunn

History Scotland honors historical victims of witch hunts with new tartan design Grant St. Clair

History Face of Catholic Saint Thomas Aquinas recreated from skull analysis Rob Beschizza

Rock n Roll New book explores the secret occult history of…Elvis Presley? Thom Dunn

gadgets The Commodore Amiga was perfect Rob Beschizza

disasters U.S. Figure Skater athletes on board the deadly American Airlines flight Carla Sinclair

plants Fossilized "alien plant" from 47 million years ago unlike anything alive today Allan Rose Hill

science fiction Starman at 40: John Carpenter's forgotten sci-fi masterpiece, interview with special effects artist John Rosengrant Lee Keeler

politics Hegseth forced to quit vet groups due to financial mismanagement, sexual misconduct, and public intoxication, says New Yorker Ellsworth Toohey

History Tetris Forever is both a game and a documentary Gail Sherman

dictators King Trump plans to jail lawyers, donors, and other opponents at "levels never seen before" Carla Sinclair

Trump and the age of buffoonery It takes a village, but not a village idiot, warns the Lincoln Project (video) Carla Sinclair

video games World Record for Most Video Game Consoles Plugged into a TV is broken Thom Dunn

louisiana Things that exist but probably shouldn't: Drive-thru daiquiri stands Jennifer Sandlin

History How Ibram X. Kendi's STAMPED became a stunning graphic novel history of racism Thom Dunn

los angeles Legendary L.A. eatery Clifton's Cafeteria is back! (but is called Clifton's Republic now) Yoy Luadha