russia British finance minister Sunak compares self to Will Smith after criticism of wife's £400m stake in Russia-linked company Rob Beschizza

health For the first time, you can search the database of money that publicly funded researchers in Illinois received from pharma companies Cory Doctorow

trumpism Search the databases of Trump political appointees' resumes and discover their undisclosed conflicts of interest Cory Doctorow

Business The independent experts who favorably evaluated Facebook's "Messenger Kids" were funded by Facebook Cory Doctorow

class war Trump's Cabinet of Billionaires operates in unprecedented (and illegal) secrecy Cory Doctorow

conflicts of interest Trump Org pressures Embassy of Kuwait to move event from Four Seasons to Trump's D.C. hotel Mark Frauenfelder

politics Trump refuses to explain how he'll handle business conflicts of interest as President until he's sworn in Xeni Jardin

trumpism Trump is apparently still terrified about financial conflicts so now he's tweeting about flag-burning and CNN Cory Doctorow

twitter Paris Mayor quits Twitter, calls it a "global sewer" Mark Frauenfelder

Space This six-hour EVE Online retrospective is the best sci-fi movie I've watched all year Grant St. Clair

cults "Warrior Poet" performs an ode to breasts and bodily autonomy, except when it comes to implants Jennifer Sandlin

archaeology Review: Uncovering the layers of history and politics in Andrew Lawler's "Under Jerusalem" Gareth Branwyn

movies On this day in 1943, the Office of War Information won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Elías Villoro

Oil of the Snake Perhaps encouraged by his ownership stake in its distributors, Dr. Oz backed an untested COVID treatment Jason Weisberger

politics Sleaze: the British media euphemism for British corruption Rob Beschizza

corruption One of the highest-paid cops in the US accused of corruption Thom Dunn

manga Yoshiharu Tsuge: the first manga artist who used his personal life as story material Mark Frauenfelder

racism Chalk "Black Lives Matter" on the sidewalk, go to jail for a year Rob Beschizza

vehicles UK to allow electric scooters on roads, but only if you rent one Rob Beschizza