movies Gremlins director says Baby Yoda was "out-and-out copied" off Gizmo David Pescovitz

music Beyonce's team admits swiping San Francisco experimental musician Evicshen's "fingernail turntable needles" idea David Pescovitz

plagiarism Watch: Striking, er, similarities between Duke student's 2022 commencement speech and Harvard student's speech from 2014 David Pescovitz

politics An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George W. Bush, kicking off a copycat era Ellsworth Toohey

Games Can you find any location in Zelda's Hyrule from a single screenshot? Grant St. Clair

youtube Harassment streamer Johnny Somali sentenced to six months labor in Korea Ellsworth Toohey

Games Horizon Dawn Zero clone vanishes from online stores after settlement Rob Beschizza

crimes In newly-uncovered phone call Charles Manson admitted to murders in Mexico years before the L.A. killing spree Allan Rose Hill

Real things you can actually buy Costco's cheap $1.50 hot-dog-and-soda combo now a viral tee shirt design: '"If you raise the f—ing hot dog, I will kill you' Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids Bill Clinton searches Area 51 for aliens in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

video games Gather 'round for the return of Earthworm Jim Devin Nealy

police US Police failed to act on massive warning of clown threats Thom Dunn

dreams Mick Fleetwood recreates viral "Dreams" video of guy on longboard swigging cran-razz juice Rusty Blazenhoff

News SUV plows into BLM protest in NYC's Times Square, similar potentially deadly attacks happening around U.S. Xeni Jardin

Weird Pigeon with a sombrero appears in Nevada after tragic death of pigeon with cowboy hat Xeni Jardin

amazon Amazon removes Auschwitz-themed Christmas ornaments Rob Beschizza

us news US teen's TikTok video on China's Muslim camps (and beauty tips) goes viral Xeni Jardin

trolls Pounded in the butt by my own dark SEO: the weird, true story of #Cockygate Cory Doctorow

marketing Broetry is the perfect blogging format for the age of Trump Rob Beschizza

Copyfight #Elsagate: a subreddit that's sleuthing out the weird videos of Youtube Kids Cory Doctorow