politics Las Vegas mayor offers city as 'control group' to see how many die of COVID-19 without social distancing Xeni Jardin

exclusive There's a new "lost" Nancy Drew novella coming, and here's the cover Thom Dunn

aoc Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez arrested with other lawmakers at abortion rights rally Carla Sinclair

law 1955 arrest warrant found for white woman involved in Emmett Till's kidnapping and murder Rob Beschizza

Weird Weird red light beam seen in Houston sky David Pescovitz

Culture Southern culture magazine is a musical delight Bob Knetzger

press conference Jen Psaki reflects on Trump's super effective border visits Jason Weisberger

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vampires Dark Shadows' 12 major storylines Gareth Branwyn

facebook Over 30 ex-Facebook employees slam Zuckerberg's inaction on harmful political posts in open letter Carla Sinclair

politics House Dems press Secret Service on payments to Trump Xeni Jardin

art Los Angeles art museum is now free to all starting Saturday: "Like a library, where you can just walk in" Rusty Blazenhoff

christmas In 1986, MTV reunited the Monkees for a "Christmas Medley" Rusty Blazenhoff

race White supremacists record video at the new, bulletproof Emmett Till memorial sign Cory Doctorow

Funny Kid has a real sense of adventure Xeni Jardin

museums Adam Savage goes behind the scenes at the Smithsonian's Exhibits Central Gareth Branwyn

politics Here's a list of the 77 members of House who now favor an impeachment inquiry on Donald Trump Xeni Jardin

twitter TOSsed out: EFF catalogs the perverse ways that platform moderation policies hurt the people they're supposed to protect Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow

books RIP, author Carol Emshwiller Cory Doctorow