nostalgia America's most hated company ruins E.T. for Thanksgiving Rob Beschizza

Space Two Italian brothers claimed to have recorded dying Soviet cosmonauts that Moscow erased from history Ellsworth Toohey

David Gerrold gave Land of the Lost an ending, then renewal ate it Jason Weisberger

youtube Your future self has good news: you're doing pretty well Grant St. Clair

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

News Influencer who bought RadioShack accused of running $230 million Ponzi scheme Ellsworth Toohey

law Pakistan defense minister inaugurates fake Pizza Hut Rob Beschizza

titanic Coast Guard report on Oceangate implosion has hilariously bad redactions Gail Sherman

graphic novel Cartoonist Adam Szym's latest sci-fi horror triptych explores abduction and alienation Gareth Branwyn

health Simple guide to beating jet lag Mark Frauenfelder

gadgets Pac-Man edition Atari 2600 Rob Beschizza

crime Idaho student murderer Bryan Kohberger imprisoned for life Rob Beschizza

books Even more western inspired fantasy in de Castell's "Malevolent Eight" (book review) Jason Weisberger

politics Paramount agrees to pay $16m "bribe" to Trump Rob Beschizza

youtube Genius comedy sketch perfectly captures the feeling of those "angry professor" videos Grant St. Clair

art Artist traps AI in RAM prison, forces it to contemplate its own mortality Ellsworth Toohey

new york city Inside Andy Warhol's Factory: A teenager's intimate memoir from 1977 Mark Frauenfelder

politics Right-wing reggae is about as terrible as you'd expect Grant St. Clair

virtual pets This virtual pet made of iron filings is somehow adorable Gail Sherman

television Bill Hader to co-write and hopefully star in Jonestown TV show Rob Beschizza