humor Denise, heaven's receptionist, is helping people through the grieving process with humor and kindness Jennifer Sandlin

aloof business practices Arizona woman dies at Wells Fargo while working at her desk — but nobody in the building notices for 4 days Carla Sinclair

late stage capitalism Wells Fargo worker dies at desk, goes unnoticed for 4 Days Jennifer Sandlin

Business Etsy losing "vintage" and "handmade" labels Rob Beschizza

grisly crimes 2 young women accused of using murdered man's severed thumb to buy weed, alcohol, and Uber rides Carla Sinclair

alligators Golf cart driver narrowly escapes alligator's jaws of death (video) David Pescovitz

Science People are better at paying attention now than 30 years ago, study shows David Pescovitz

prisons Florida poet on death row died ahead of schedule from a fentanyl overdose… somehow David Pescovitz

crimes Harvard morgue manager indicted for stealing and selling human remains Thom Dunn

movies A look back at 1998's Wild Things, "increasingly appreciated as a slice of wanton sleaze" Mark Frauenfelder

music Burning Bush and the early origins of Riot Grrrl Elías Villoro

movies Take a first look at Pixar's new film Elemental Devin Nealy

Angry gentlemen Watch: A man loses it at a gas station when he thinks a woman cut in line Carla Sinclair

tabloids FBI's 9/11 "cover-up" and Prince Andrew's "secret deal" in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

anti-vaxxers Truffles, the Trumpian anti-vaxxer Floridian clown, dies from COVID Mark Frauenfelder

Food The sweetest tomatoes are underripe Thom Dunn

crime U.S. Army Ranger charged with murder after beating security guard to death Rob Beschizza

texas After Texas lifts mask mandate, 'I hate it here' trends on Twitter Carla Sinclair

music New album from pioneering all-woman 1960s band, Ace of Cups Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Princess Diana exhumed, satanism & Mariah Carey, and the White House's China gamble, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan