cool tools One fantastic motorcycle-powered hair salon Jason Weisberger

Supreme Court backs Texas law requiring ID checks for adult website access Ellsworth Toohey

crime Chewy the meth raccoon busted in Ohio traffic stop Rob Beschizza

Business US Patent Office to small businesses: "LOL have fun getting extorted by patent trolls" Ellsworth Toohey

gay Documentary highlights the men that Abraham Lincoln slept with Thom Dunn

ecological entomology Plastics are entangling ants and other insects, according to new study Carla Sinclair

movies Watch: a new edit of Guccione's disastrous "Caligula" is in the works Mark Frauenfelder

History Why We Fight was a 2006 documentary on the logic of America's endless parade of pointless wars Elías Villoro

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

annals of crime Famous stolen rockabilly bass found after over 40 years Clive Thompson

Science Sex as a cure for nasal congestion, flying rhinoceroses, and cat-human communication: winners of the 2021 Ig Nobel prizes David Pescovitz

police brutality British Lord praises police brutality at protests: "I hope they didn't damage their shields or batons" Rob Beschizza

privacy What to know about COVID tracing apps Thom Dunn

drugs Porn star who makes penis candles arrested for murder after psychedelic toad venom ritual David Pescovitz

Watch this opera singer's wonderful performance of the Star Trek Theme David Pescovitz

Weird A prototype toy line for the X-rated epic film disaster Caligula (1979)… April Fool's! David Pescovitz

David Frum: The United States faces a national-security emergency Mark Frauenfelder

Pre-fab homes Watch: A fast-mo video of a flat-pack house that can be unfolded and assembled in 6 hours Carla Sinclair

politics A succinct, simple, excellent description of the problems of neoliberalism and their solution Cory Doctorow

trump Sean Hannity unaware of hero Buckley's best line Rob Beschizza