usausausa $300,000,000,000+: 2017's American "natural disaster" bill was by far the highest in history Cory Doctorow
health An orifice-by-orifice census of the objects US emergency room doctors removed from their patients in 2017 Cory Doctorow
Funny Close out a thoroughly unfunny 2017 with a hilarious compendium of the year's best standup on Bullseye Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky's annual State of the World wrangle on The WELL Cory Doctorow
racists Influencer receives backlash after telling Home Depot worker: "Go back to your country" Carla Sinclair
racism Woman rants about free speech as she and companion are made to deboard flight over racist and homophobic slurs: "Elon Musk is the f*cking king!" Rob Beschizza
mistakes Samsung refuses warranty service on its rinky dink foldable phones if they have the slightest scratch Rob Beschizza
songwriting Listen to "Doublemeat Palace," a great song about the worst episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Thom Dunn
murder How a successful author went broke buying toys to overturn a wrongful conviction and got stalked by Nazis Thom Dunn