COVID-19 Trump administration scraps plans to give early coronavirus vaccines to Santa Clauses Thom Dunn

santa claus We need to close the North Pole tax loopholes to pay for Universal Elfcare Thom Dunn

nightmare fuel This onesie will make you look like a seriously depraved Santa Rusty Blazenhoff

AI Big Mouth Billy Bass now talks back with AI Gail Sherman

vanity gripes Trump bashes Democratic Gov. Polis over "bad" portrait of himself — even though Republicans commissioned it in 2018 Carla Sinclair

Entertainment How LA movie fans created a cult following around RRR screenings Lee Keeler

video games NBA team gives lucky child a PlayStation 5, then takes it away backstage Grant St. Clair

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

facebook Please stop sharing AI-generated "Hurricane Helene" images! Jennifer Sandlin

drugs Drug lord "El Mayo" collared at rural airport in New Mexico Rob Beschizza

donald trump Trump: "If you don't have heaven, what's the reason? Why do I have to be good?" Ellsworth Toohey

conspirituality grifters "Plandemic: The Musical" will debut March 9 in Las Vegas Jennifer Sandlin

apple A small change at Apple reveals how small podcasting's audience really is Jason Weisberger

california Have we lost the Buellton, California "Pea Soup Andersen's" restaurant for good? Jason Weisberger

christmas "I am Skinny Santa" — Obama visits pre-K kids in Chicago (video) Mark Frauenfelder

racism UC Santa Barbara law professor caught on video in racist tirade against construction worker Mark Frauenfelder

music "Cult Rock" explores the intersection of cults and music in the 1960s and 1970s Jennifer Sandlin

anger management issues Mike Pence sasses a MAGA fan, then backpedals with high praise for his haters (video) Carla Sinclair

synthesizers Listen to this weird instrumental Moog cover of "Hey Jude" from 1969 Thom Dunn

illustration From underground comix to Oscar nominations: Terry Zwigoff's career celebrated in new Drew Friedman portrait Mark Frauenfelder