actor This famous actor has a face you've probably never seen Rusty Blazenhoff

gop Protesters flood the Senate, calling for a delay in voting on the GOP tax plan until new Alabama Senator Doug Jones is seated Cory Doctorow

records World record set for "longest journey by pumpkin boat" Jennifer Sandlin

law Alex Jones ordered to pay $1m in legal fees to Sandy Hook parents Rob Beschizza

tabloids Harry and Meghan "over" and Ukraine "despairs" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

gop Toxic GOP Senator Tuberville says he doesn't know about QAnon Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene because bad weather has kept him from reading the news Mark Frauenfelder

politics Trump pick defeats Jeff Sessions in Alabama GOP primary Rob Beschizza

politics Stand Up 4 America aims to turn the US senate blue Jason Weisberger

music A rare, new interview with Bob Dylan David Pescovitz

music Douglas Rushkoff on Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (1950-2020) Douglas Rushkoff

surveillance What it's like inside the CIA during Donald Trump's "Deep State" purge Thom Dunn

politics Biden hopes to increase his poll numbers by calling a woman at his event a "lying dog-faced pony soldier" Mark Frauenfelder

mckinsey McKinsey's internal mythology compares management consultants to "the Marine Corps, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Jesuits" Cory Doctorow

grifters George Zimmerman is suing Trayvon Martin's mother for $100M in order to promote a movie Thom Dunn

tabloids Royal scandals and the Obamas divorce, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Republican Roy Moore launches 2020 Alabama Senate campaign Rob Beschizza

politics Roy Moore stuck in teens Rob Beschizza

barack obama Barack Obama lists his favorite books, music, and movies of 2018 Gina Loukareas

science fiction Kickstarting another chapter in "Space Command" Cory Doctorow

infosec An analysis of all those Internet of Things manifestos sparked by the slow-motion IoT catastrophe Cory Doctorow