eff EFF's guide to creepy, surveillant Christmas gifts Cory Doctorow

Space Scientists working to uncover space-based nuclear weapons Séamus Bellamy

mountain The mountain where climbers stop short of the summit on purpose Jason Weisberger

gadgets TRMNL: hackable e-ink dashboard to put anywhere Rob Beschizza

ice cream Twin Pines' vintage ice cream clown is deliciously unsettling Popkin

television The Sopranos is finally getting a 4K box set Grant St. Clair

Technology Microsoft CEO wants people to shut up about AI being bad for us Séamus Bellamy

mechanical keyboards Cyberdeck with punishingly minimal 30% keyboard Rob Beschizza

Technology Screw this light bulb in and it serves banned books Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Folding iPhone case ads all but announce the device itself Rob Beschizza

art Erotic wooden puzzles from 1960s spark joy Popkin

the bad old days I have seen the face of death on a piece of toast Séamus Bellamy

Business Fantasy book community Tome shuts down Rob Beschizza

Science Honey from sealed Egyptian tombs is still edible after 3,000 years Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Free Universal Construction Kit: 3D-printable adapters to connect Lego, Duplo, K'Nex, Stickle Bricks and other systems Rob Beschizza

History Historian explains why modern bread sucks Séamus Bellamy

movies Yoshi popcorn buckets are being repurposed in the funniest ways imaginable Popkin

books A.J. Jacobs beat a weeks-long writing block with a two-minute timer Ellsworth Toohey

Comics In "Punk'n Heads," the pumpkin masks are mandatory, the identity crisis is optional Gareth Branwyn

security How hackers faked a zombie apocalypse alert on live TV Ellsworth Toohey