happy mutants Thinking in Bets: a poker-master's Jedi mind-trick for being less wrong Cory Doctorow

politics Penzeys puts Chicken T.A.C.O. Seasoning on sale, for "no reason" Jennifer Sandlin

education The only technique to learn something new James Altucher

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politics Costco claps back at "reprehensible radical right" organization's anti-DEI demand Jennifer Sandlin

graphic novel "Big Jim and the White Boy" is a fascinating re-telling of Huck Finn Thom Dunn

heavy metals Lindt admits its lead-filled chocolate bars don't really use "finest ingredients" — that was just boastful "puffery" Carla Sinclair

politics FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver predicts who will be president but says not to trust his prediction Allan Rose Hill

writing NaNoWriMo endorses AI, faces backlash, and struggles to clarify Thom Dunn

twitter Xitter XEO exposes vast conspiracy of legal behavior Ellsworth Toohey

News Texas court's ban on "butts and farts" books not going well Jason Weisberger

Technology Roku update turns on hated motion-smoothing feature, with no off switch Rob Beschizza

parenting A single woman learns how hard it is to buy sperm Ellsworth Toohey

politics In letter, Supreme Court justice Alito blames wife at length for pro-coup flags outside their houses: "She makes her own decisions" Rob Beschizza

videogames Atari acquires Intellivision, 45 years too late Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

hoaxes How AFP fact-checked a wild hoax about Biden's 2020 "death" Yoy Luadha

first amendment Justice Alito thinks bigots belong on juries Jason Weisberger

vegans Vegan restaurant will serve meat to keep doors open David Pescovitz

gadgets Fossil giving up on smartwatches Rob Beschizza

censorship "Titicut Follies" (1967) is a once-banned documentary about the horrific treatment of prisoners at Bridgewater State Hospital Jennifer Sandlin