usausausa $300,000,000,000+: 2017's American "natural disaster" bill was by far the highest in history Cory Doctorow

tech 2017's shittiest technology trends, news blurts, and stupidities 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

History The arc of history is long, but how do we bend it? Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky's annual State of the World wrangle on The WELL Cory Doctorow

science fiction 2017: the medium-disastrous projection (as told by Charlie Stross) Cory Doctorow

mcdonalds Did McDonald's change their Shamrock Shake mascot because of the IRA? Thom Dunn

animals World's oldest animal celebrates 190th birthday Thom Dunn

Sex Are Mormon college students getting pubic crabs in their armpits? Thom Dunn

music Check out Chicano Batman, the band with the best name ever Elías Villoro

racists Influencer receives backlash after telling Home Depot worker: "Go back to your country" Carla Sinclair

NSFW How the Tom Ford fragrance "Fucking Fabulous" was named Rusty Blazenhoff

racism in america Dilbert creator introduces first Black character with a trans joke Thom Dunn

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

auction The grand finale of the 'I punked the Sotheby's Burning Man auction' saga Rusty Blazenhoff

NSFW The playa's first meme–Eat F*ck Kill–is part of a Sotheby's auction Rusty Blazenhoff

murder How a successful author went broke buying toys to overturn a wrongful conviction and got stalked by Nazis Thom Dunn