pudding fingers Ron DeSantis remembers how he learned to eat pudding in amusingly disturbing deepfake (video) Carla Sinclair

movies The greatest Christmas movie of all time is coming back to HBO Max Devin Nealy

A Christmas Story First look at 'Ralphie' star Peter Billingsley's returns for 'A Christmas Story' sequel Rusty Blazenhoff

ohio Woodworker carves a 'Christmas Story' leg lamp based on his own leg Rusty Blazenhoff

law Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris admits "inappropriate sexual behavior" with 12-year-old "young lady" Rob Beschizza

art DC Comics cover artist accused of using AI and swiping character poses Ruben Bolling

cult leaders Donald Trump's "spiritual adviser" admits to molesting 12-year-old child, but keeps his job as senior pastor Carla Sinclair

politics Trump's campaign threatens Republicans for fundraising off his criminal convictions Jason Weisberger

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

Technology Here's the 400th issue of my weekly tips newsletter, Recomendo Mark Frauenfelder

storytelling "Beowulf" told with hurdy-gurdy and theremin Natalie Dressed

Entertainment The Beatles Cinematic Universe: Four interconnected theatrical Beatles movies coming Ruben Bolling

1970s "Pickled People" were heads made out of stuffed panty hose and smushed into jars, and people in the 1970s bought them for fun Jennifer Sandlin

Braille Anthony Ferraro, a blind Paralympian, documents his everyday life on social media while spreading his message of "One Love" Jennifer Sandlin

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tabloids Taylor Swift's prenup battle and King Charles' facelift, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

mistakes AI-generated article hallucinates Christmas Day murder in small New Jersey town Rob Beschizza

tennessee Police release dash cam footage of beaver loose in hospital "looking to nom nom a Christmas tree" Jennifer Sandlin