freaky flights Vulture crashes into cockpit of plane and hangs in front of pilot's face as he continues to fly (video) Carla Sinclair

death Human burials in the sky count on assistance from vultures David Pescovitz

dreams Incredible video: paragliding with a vulture to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" David Pescovitz

class war Even if you pay off your student loan, be prepared to spend decades trying to get bottom-feeding debt-buyers to acknowledge it Cory Doctorow

Delightful Creatures Seven things you didn't know about vultures Chuck Wendig

law Kanye West settles lawsuit with Donna Summer's estate after using sample without permission Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures Watch a vulture lands on paraglider mid-ride Popkin

mistakes Kanye West to open porn studio Rob Beschizza

News Watch: deranged tow truck driver attempts to hook moving car in San Francisco Mark Frauenfelder

publishing Sports Illustrated "dead" as 70-year-old magazine hit with mass layoffs Rob Beschizza

punk rock Revisiting the Clash's American debut: The 45th anniversary of "Give 'Em Enough Rope" Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures Watch: Andean condor reunited with the man who saved it Elías Villoro

colonialism Puerto Ricans resist disaster capitalists and "Puertopians" in Hurricane Maria's wake Elías Villoro

Business Vice is bankrupt Rob Beschizza

books A House With Good Bones: Another fantastic read by T. Kingfisher Jason Weisberger

animals Two monkeys disappeared from the Dallas Zoo — believed to be stolen Carla Sinclair

politics Disco Elysium and the death of art Grant St. Clair

television HBO "retooling" its Max Green Lantern series Devin Nealy

movies Neil Gaiman dealt with Jon Peters' Sandman movie by leaking the "worst script ever" to the press Devin Nealy

Forteana Bloody flesh fell from the heavens during the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1976 Popkin