brandon ethridge Kars4Kids jingle goes from annoying to haunting when a piano is added (video) Carla Sinclair

music Robert Plant performed "Stairway to Heaven" on Saturday for the first time in 16 years (video) David Pescovitz

eff Donate to the EFF, get a warm fuzzy feeling and the satisfaction of helping smash stupid patents, legislation and lawsuits Rob Beschizza

rome Rome and the Catholic Church fighting over change tossed into the Trevi Fountain David Pescovitz

politics Protest without strategy is performance Andrea James

SantaCon organizer allegedly ran actual con Jason Weisberger

News Duchess apologized to Epstein after he made "Hannibal Lecter-like" threats Ellsworth Toohey

fashion Sivan Apparel's New York Fashion Week debut featured wonderfully diverse cast of models Jennifer Sandlin

movies CatVideoFest: watch cat videos on the big screen to help local shelters Gail Sherman

noads Supporting ongoing Los Angeles wildfire recovery efforts Hannah Patterson

music Fun compilation featuring covers of movie love songs Thom Dunn

philanthropy In 2024 MacKenzie Scott made another $2 billion in donations Jason Weisberger

Food IHOP server fired after 13 years service for buying pancakes for hungry person Rob Beschizza

Online collection of plaid patterns Rob Beschizza

animals Cat Video Fest scratches all the right itches Jennifer Sandlin

politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin

happy birthday Buy-sell-trade thrift shop Buffalo Exchange celebrates 50 years of sustainable fashion Jennifer Sandlin

resurrections Donald Trump's daddy, Fred, is back from the grave to shame his "garbage" son in new ad (video) Carla Sinclair