youtube Using machine learning to teach robots to get dressed Cory Doctorow

crime Woman refused to end call for plane safety instructions Rob Beschizza

video Steamed Hams meme reaches its final form: a feature-length 'My Dinner With Andre' parody Grant St. Clair

racism Black and Asian enrollment down at top colleges after end of affirmative action Rob Beschizza

nazis Nazi podcasters who called for Prince Harry's death are going to prison Mark Frauenfelder

Weird Mystery humming noise in Ireland town causing "significant degree of discomfort" for residents David Pescovitz

The Simpsons The Simpsons' "steamed hams" gag as a Soviet-banned film Rusty Blazenhoff

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law Police chief's son charged in brutal attack on Sikh man Rob Beschizza

police brutality Dashcam video shows killing of Philando Castile Rob Beschizza

politics At long last, America's racist, crazy tough-on-crime prosecutors are losing elections Cory Doctorow

Technology Machine-learning model fed web content makes racist and sexist associations Andrea James

education Middle school teacher in trouble after administering "Pimps and Hos" math test David Pescovitz

Lawsuit: Off-Duty Cop Working Wal-Mart Security Accuses Man of Stealing Tomato, Beats Him, Breaks His Leg Xeni Jardin

usausausa Leading Republicans send letters in support of Dennis Hastert, pedophile Cory Doctorow

Entertainment A masterful long take brings True Detective to its midpoint [Recap: "Who Goes There," S1 Ep4] K.M. McFarland