On the Trail of Silk Road Architect Variety Jones, How to Sext Better, and More

It's Saturday. Thank goodness. Think about all things you could accomplish today. Or not. That's cool too. You can relax. You earned it.

What's important is that it's not Monday. You have all the time in the world! So why not start the day with some of the best stories we saw last week that you might have missed, or just didn't have time to read. They cover Lions, lavish Silicon Valley parties, and even Darth Maul makes an appearance because Star Wars happend this. We hear it's good! So are these stories. Put them in your brain.

The Variety Show

On the trail of the man believed to be Variety Jones, one of the architects of the defunct drug marketplace Silk Road.

A Secret Catalogue of Government Gear for Spying on Your Cellphone

The intercept has obtained a document detailing dozens of devices the government uses to spy on your cellphone. It's a spooky read, and it comes with a series of reviews written by attorneys, detailing each of the devices, what they cost, and how they work.

Yahoo Had a Party

And it was off the hook! Also, kind of insane and potentially irresponsible. Read our story about it from a guest who was there.

Can You Read My Lips?

Little Moving Pictures and director David Terry Fine have published a short movie about what it's like to lip-read if you're hearing impaired, and it's very effective. It is based Rachel Kolb's essay, "Seeing at the Speed of Sound."

How to Sext

Lex Alptraum sat down with Tina Horn, the author of Sexting: The Grownup's Little Book of Sex Tips for Getting Dirty Digitally, to get some tips on how to navigate the brave new world of digital intimacy.

There Was a Darth Maul Game in Development But It Got Canceled :(

A developer named Red Fly Studio was working on a video game starring Darth Maul from The Phantom Menace. You know, the dude with the facepaint and the horns and the double edged lightsaber. Sadly, the project was canceled, but Game Informer has an exclusive interview with the developers. It sounded pretty cool!

Nature Is Violent

In a recent article, Vox contributor Jacy Reese argued that humans should contemplate and intervene in the experience of all suffering by wild animals. Kristen Gunther explains why that's not how nature works.