security The 2016 elections taught us to watch for attacks that undermine the legitimacy of elections Cory Doctorow

politics Corinthian Leather: the collected political nightmare photoshops Rob Beschizza

music Stereogum's worst music of 2016 Rob Beschizza

data Adult site data reveals 2016's top trends: Melania and Matures are way up Andrea James

Games The 20 games you shouldn't miss in 2016 Brandon Boyer

elections Australia names "Democracy Sausage" as the 2016 Word (sic) of the Year Cory Doctorow

picks The Prince Christmas Tree Caroline Siede

uk Europe's Brexit negotiators will offer Britons the right to opt into EU citizenship Cory Doctorow

politics Ta-Nehisi Coates on Obama's blackness, America's white supremacy, and Trump's victory Cory Doctorow

elections Cruz soundly beats Trump in Iowa; Hillary edges past Bernie Rob Beschizza

guns Most mass shooters driven by personal grievance, and about one quarter by conspiracy theories and hate Rob Beschizza

ice Look at this weird perfect circle of ice spinning in a river (video) David Pescovitz

trump Top FBI official who investigated ties between Trump and Russia has been charged with illegally helping a Russian oligarch Mark Frauenfelder

lawsuits Tesla exective admits 2016 self-driving demo video was staged Rob Beschizza

guns Gun manufacturer pitches the "JR-15", a rifle for kids styled on the AR-15 Thom Dunn

M2 Pro MacBook and M2 Mac Mini, finally Rob Beschizza

books "Where Are the Elephants?" is Leon Rosselson's memoir Elías Villoro

1st Year = 31st Dog Year'ish Dog Years is to Human Years as 7 is to 1 = Wrong Andrew Yi

movies We might be getting that long-rumored Captain Planet movie from Leonardo DiCaprio after all Devin Nealy