politics A beginner's guide to the Redpill Right Jay Allen

science fiction Dyson Trees could make a home for humans—and other things Rob Beschizza

museums See Bigfoot's "buttocks imprint" in Blue Ridge, Georgia Jennifer Sandlin

gadgets Freewrite Alpha, writing gadget inspired by legendary Alphasmart, gets a good review Rob Beschizza

History Abandoned and little-known airfields Rob Beschizza

tabloids Testicles in a jar (and China's invasion of America) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Here's a great explainer about Trump's latest election fraud indictment Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 outbreaks on cruise ships Cruise ships continue to carry COVID-19 Jennifer Sandlin

politics The origins of student debt Elías Villoro

san francisco In 1962, Chubby Checker's sold-out Twist Party was quite the show Rusty Blazenhoff

jeopardy Amy Schneider is Jeopardy's first trans contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions Annie Rauwerda

artificial intelligence GPT-3 can summarize books as well as a human can Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Fauci and Royal Nazis in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

tabloids The tabloids use news stories to mirror and amplify their own Weltanschauung Peter Sheridan

music Man builds guitars using wood from a lynching tree David Pescovitz

television 'The Boondocks' is back! Coming to HBO Max in Fall 2020 Xeni Jardin

law Heirs' property: how southern states allow white land developers to steal reconstruction-era land from Black families Cory Doctorow

lawyering while black Black attorney gets detained because sheriff thinks he's just pretending to be a lawyer Carla Sinclair

videos Glossary of Broken Dreams: now available to stream! Cory Doctorow