christ what an asshole Devin Nunes's much-touted California farm secretly moved to Iowa in 2006, in a district dependent on undocumented workers Cory Doctorow

politics Apple supports California right-to-repair law Rob Beschizza

Republicans In failed stunt, Ron DeSantis suggests no tax on gas stoves — even though most Floridians use electric Carla Sinclair

tabloids Disney's "dirty secrets exposed" in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

prodigies Incredible 5-year-old demonstrates how he perfectly writes in more than a dozen fonts (video) Carla Sinclair

tabloids Bill Clinton and the Queen at death's door in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

transhumanism Freezing your body to be revived in the future was much harder during the pandemic David Pescovitz

tabloids World War 3 and Royals at War in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

climate change Misstopia — Simon Stephenson's word for a world where everything has missed its intended mark due to human error Mark Frauenfelder

music Heavy metal and Dungeons & Dragons were a match made in hell David Pescovitz

News List of thousands of criminal cops accidentally released under public records laws, now CA AG threatens 2 reporters with legal action for having a copy Xeni Jardin

late stage capitalism California ballot measure to reintroduce rent control met with millions in opposition from Wall Street landlords Cory Doctorow

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

media Tom Cruise intends to "dethrone the Queen" and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

lemony snicket A Series of Unfortunate Questions for Daniel Handler Mark Dery

cars I drive a car with license plates that read "DRUNK." Weird things happen as a result. Jason Weisberger

books Marijuanamerica: One mans' quest to understand America's dysfunctional love affair with weed Mark Frauenfelder