china Cuba's surviving Trump's oil embargo with solar powered tuk-tuks Séamus Bellamy

books Cartoonist Jeff Smith, author of "Bone," is getting comics' most prestigious honor Ruben Bolling

Games Valve's GameCube-inspired Steam Machine targets console gamers Grant St. Clair

russia Russia's "AIdol" humanoid robot vs the competition Rob Beschizza

Technology Russian AI robot face-plants on stage in viral Moscow debut disaster Ellsworth Toohey

animation Runner makes cool animated art on the Strava app Jennifer Sandlin

politics A Dark Enlightenment paradise in Honduras has devolved into a massive legal battle Ellsworth Toohey

canada Man pleads guilty to drone strike on firefighting airplane Jason Weisberger

History The rectangular livestock paintings of Great Britain Rob Beschizza

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

dogs I use tiny ice cream cones to hide pills from my dog Gail Sherman

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

archaeology Psychedelic music depicted on ancient Peruvian rock art David Pescovitz

movies Furiosa: The Mad Max prequel that's worth the 9-year wait (trailer) Yoy Luadha

norway How Norwegians welcome back spring with a tropical "fruit party" Carolyn Townsend

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

delightful creatures Deep-sleeping doggo refuses to wake up without this 6-step routine (video) Carla Sinclair

fun "This site will self-destruct" finally self-destructs after no-one signs guestbook for 24 hours Rob Beschizza

animals Cast your vote for Aotearoa New Zealand's "Bird of the Century" (and listen to dozens of bird songs while you're at it!) Jennifer Sandlin