law Smart-meter vendor says that if we know how their system works, the terrorists will win Cory Doctorow

conspiracy theories "Deep State Weather Engineering" conspiracy theories run rampant in wake of Maui fires Jennifer Sandlin

pride "How dare you make them afraid because you are?" LAUSD President Jackie Goldberg schools anti-inclusion protestors Jason Weisberger

accusations Owner of popular LA restaurant accuses co-chef of killing her cats Carla Sinclair

cars Tesla Fire tracks the company's spontaneous combustion problem Elías Villoro

music The Swedish rock album that came with a supplemental reading list Elías Villoro

lithium batteries Battery catches fire on United flight, causing plane to make emergency landing in San Diego Carla Sinclair

music Burning Bush and the early origins of Riot Grrrl Elías Villoro

jared kushner "Reading this book reminded me of watching a cat lick a dog's eye goo." NY Times reviews Kushner's White House memoir Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 After backlash, LA Times quietly changes headline claiming Covid brain fog is a "mercy" Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids 100 reasons to love America (and several reasons to hate it) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

candy Fact-check: "woke mob" did not remove the "dick vein" from Snickers bars Thom Dunn

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scams Social media is being overwhelmed with ads for scammy mail-order ADHD startups Thom Dunn

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blockbuster "Free Blockbuster" boxes let you drop off, or take, a VHS movie Clive Thompson

murder How a successful author went broke buying toys to overturn a wrongful conviction and got stalked by Nazis Thom Dunn

tabloids Duchess Meghan's Secret Psych Report in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Insiders, sources and pals–the dubious origins of this week's tawdry tabloids Peter Sheridan

COVID-19 2020: The Lost and Found Year for College Grads Madeline Shapiro