science fiction University of Kansas's Campbell Conference changes its name to the Gunn Center Conference Cory Doctorow
werner herzog The curious history of the dancing chicken in Werner Herzog's 1977 film Stroszek Jennifer Sandlin
white supremacy Archaeologists reveal the white supremacist nonsense behind Netflix's "Ancient Apocalypse" Jennifer Sandlin
Weird What is the freaky glowing orange orb that's been spotted on Route 66 for more than a century? David Pescovitz
prison labor Arizona makes millions selling imprisoned and unpaid laborers to companies Jennifer Sandlin
fraud Woman, 48, posed as her 22-year-old daughter, took student loans, attended classes, and dated college guys David Pescovitz
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law Disabled patients in Iowa state-run home used as "guinea pigs" in sexual arousal experiments, lawsuit charges Xeni Jardin
drugs Two chemistry professors, neither named Walter White, busted for allegedly brewing meth David Pescovitz
happy mutants Announcing: the tour for "How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems," Randall "XKCD" Munroe's next book Cory Doctorow
education Zuck turned American classrooms into nonconsensual laboratories for his pet educational theories, and now they're rebelling Cory Doctorow
race Courts and cops don't know what to do with "sovereign citizens," the delusional far-rightists who claim the law doesn't apply to them Cory Doctorow