covers A pay-what-you-want holiday music compilation raising money to save independent music venues Thom Dunn

Kids Santa Claus dies of a heart attack in front of room full of Russian children Séamus Bellamy

Technology Donald Knuth, the godfather of computer science, says an AI solved a math problem he was stuck on for weeks Ellsworth Toohey

russia Russian propaganda video shows Santa Claus blown out of the sky by Russian missiles Ruben Bolling

Entertainment Allee Willis — genius behind "Friends" theme song, finally gets her incredible story told Mark Frauenfelder

Disney Families go broke for Disneyland: Are magical memories worth the financial misery? Yoy Luadha

law Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris admits "inappropriate sexual behavior" with 12-year-old "young lady" Rob Beschizza

Black Friday Activist makes art out of fast trashion Natalie Dressed

tabloids Biden suffers strokes, Prince Andrew's new sex scandal, and a UFO over America, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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comedy Father Guido Sarducci's idea for the Five Minute University Gareth Branwyn

christianity Watch: Michele Bachmann said she spent Christmas telling her 3- and 6-year-old grandkids that the "eternal fires" of Hell await them Mark Frauenfelder

christmas Enjoy these Christmas Episodes of "The Norman Lear Effect" Elías Villoro

festivus Happy Festivus to all the Christmas curmudgeons of the world! Carla Sinclair

LGBTQI+ positivity Whiskey ad sends message of love and celebration Jennifer Sandlin

holiday shows Create a new holiday tradition with "Stick Man" Jennifer Sandlin

paper snowflakes A gallery of cool paper snowflakes Jennifer Sandlin

artists Flea Market Follies: Hunting for Kitsch with Mitch O'Connell Lee Keeler

liars NYT: "Herschel Walker, Critic of Absentee Fathers, Has a Second Son He Doesn't See" Mark Frauenfelder

lauren boebert Rep. Lauren Boebert tells Christian audience she prays that Biden's "days be few" Carla Sinclair