Any ideas what it should be? Slate nails it.

UH OH Who's behind the "mysterious phony cell towers" that are hijacking phones? You say: What mysterious phony cell towers?" They're not towers, really, but the story is still a head-scratcher. There cannot possibly be anything good to come out of this. Popular Science explains.

But does not reassure.

ART Oh that scamp. Cult of Mac:

Such terror. The page also has a sketch that has corporate logos exploding from someone's brain, because we are all unwitting, helpless consumers. Because you have no choice and free will. Of course, Banksy does, and people who applaud him do, but everyone else is pretty much a fool. My favorite recent Banksy story, here; apparently when he draws on your property, some people think it's not yours anymore.

URBANISM Is the U of M area a model for the entire city, or an example of the best way to organize particular areas of the city that have unique populations and functions? The former, says this piece.

It's certainly walkable, and that makes sense: no one who lives six blocks from their class is going to drive to school. Most people who go to the U would prefer to live there, because it's easier, and this has resulted in huge new dense apartment complexes that serve a specific population. The author's main objective is not just making biking and walking easier, but making it more difficult to drive downtown - and, you suspect, everywhere in the core cities. (The suburbs are a lost cause, it seems, so never mind.) First objective of city planning: "It should be a pain in the [you know where] to park and drive in downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul." Well, it already is.

Look, not everyone can bike or walk to work. The author's dream for a downtown where the parking lots are replaced by five-to-six-story buildings is certainly preferable to the acres of emptiness left by urban renewal, but if your plans for a dream city are fueled by animus for people who drive, expect no allies from those who would otherwise support a walkable, multi-purpose downtown.

Votd It's called the "Russian Dash Cam Video to top all RDCV," and you hope it's true. I have my doubts.