hacks From license plate flippers to duct tape: how sneaky drivers are bypassing toll booths and costing millions Mark Frauenfelder

gadgets Google readies blocks on "unpaid toll" scam texts Rob Beschizza

books McAtlas documents, analyzes, and celebrates the international multiformity of McDonald's Ruben Bolling

cars Here's why an elderly woman's old Star Trek vanity plates are still generating parking tickets years after she stopped driving Allan Rose Hill

some needles are welcome RFK Jr. is against vaccines — but praises the benefits of heroin Carla Sinclair

rescues "HELP" sign made with palm leaves saves 3 sailors stranded on Pacific island for more than a week Carla Sinclair

cars Fake plates cost New York City $108m in lost fines Ruben Bolling

music Go vote for your favorites in Metallica's inaugural marching band competition Jennifer Sandlin

cars Fake toll plaza operates for over a year, scamming motorists out of millions David Pescovitz

Internet The new rise and fall of .TK domain names Thom Dunn

dvd Best Buy to end DVD/Blue Ray sales Jason Weisberger

Mountain Mama Trump's defense lawyer extolls the diversity of West Virginia Jason Weisberger

law Retired pastor charged in 1975 cold case murder of 8-year-old girl Rob Beschizza

nyc New York City will begin charging up to $23 to drive a car in lower Manhattan, trucks up to $82 Mark Frauenfelder

Born to Run Comically, Dr. Oz tries to appear enthusiastic, but his supporters seem to know it is over Jason Weisberger

One million Covid deaths in US Rob Beschizza

rap The bizarre world of "hick-hop" Devin Nealy

movies The power of Studio Ghibli Devin Nealy

festivals The town of Muff holds a Muff Fair every year. Thom Dunn

art Plastover: celebrate Passover by giving up single-use plastic David Pescovitz