May 13, 2009 6:58 AM

Five for Fighting 5/13/09

* Tillmans vs. McChrystal * Electric police trike * Darpa’s food fight * Vid: Jet pack world record? * Did London cops pose as G-20 protesters?

* Tillmans vs. McChrystal
* Electric police trike
* Darpa's food fight
* Vid: Jet pack world record?
* Did London cops pose as G-20 protesters?

Noah Shachtman is a contributing editor at WIRED and a contributing writer for The New York Times’ opinion section. Shachtman previously served as editor in chief of Rolling Stone, where he led the storied outlet to a Polk Award and its first-ever Emmy nomination. Before that, he was the editor in ... Read More

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