inflation The price of corn has doubled since last year Mark Frauenfelder

video Watch Commodity City, short documentary on a massive Chinese market Andrea James

News Bankman-Fried was found guilty of all charges Jason Weisberger

Weird "This Foot Does Not Exist" is still sending AI-generated foot pics Jennifer Sandlin

Comic Books A brief history of Pizza Hut's revolutionary 90s X-Men promo Thom Dunn

Food Collectives and non-profits feed the hungry. Some people want to make it illegal. Elías Villoro

homelessness in america Private equity firms scooping up properties to maximize profits, increasing number of unhoused people Elías Villoro

law UK Twitter staff threaten legal action after "unlawful" mass firings Rob Beschizza

bitcoin I can't believe it took this long for someone to make a Bitcoin-mining space heater Thom Dunn

design E. Bryant Crutchfield, inventor of the Trapper Keeper, RIP David Pescovitz

economics It's time to kill the carbon credit Thom Dunn

Food Indonesia is banning export of palm oil, and prices are skyrocketing Mark Frauenfelder

prisons This is the underground prison economy of solitary confinement David Pescovitz

santa Sorry kids, there's a Santa shortage Annie Rauwerda

facebook "Buy Nothing" groups blur the line between trash and treasure Annie Rauwerda

climate change The first large-scale carbon capture facility is now online. But will it make a difference? Thom Dunn

theft $10 million painting is stolen for the third time since 1988 Clive Thompson

useful stuff What's the best end times coffee maker? Mark Frauenfelder