Weird SNL writer spies on and 'fart-shames' his friend remotely using a Nest cam Rusty Blazenhoff

corruption Think you're entitled to compensation after being wrongfully imprisoned in California? Nope. Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism This holiday season, do yourself a favor and (re)watch Reverend Billy's "What Would Jesus Buy?"  Jennifer Sandlin

Business Spirit Airlines is bankrupt Rob Beschizza

media Internet Archive back in action Rob Beschizza

politics Oklahoma parents sue to block State Superintendent's $3m plan to have kids study Trump Bible in class Rob Beschizza

politics West Virginia Secretary of State candidate bitten by snake while removing own campaign signs Natalie Dressed

wisdom 1750 advice on how to attain success, from the 4th Earl of Chesterfield Mark Frauenfelder

Food "What a waste of a beautiful piece of meat" — restaurant ruins tomahawk steak and charges $1000 for it Mark Frauenfelder

Volkswagen will reintroduce buttons to dashboards because everyone hates the touch controls Rob Beschizza

dallas Nurse banned for life from Carnival Cruise over CBD gummies Mark Frauenfelder

books Crappy AI knockoff books are already topping the publishing charts Thom Dunn

new orleans Hertz faces backlash after rejecting Puerto Rican driver's license, calls cops on customer Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures Orangutan clearly doesn't want to share her lettuce Mark Frauenfelder

gadgets Bionic eye company going out of business, leaving patients "in the dark" Rob Beschizza

Food Check out how the Koreans do corndogs Devin Nealy

crimes Pharmacist arrested after vaccine cards sold for $10 a pop Rob Beschizza

tabloids Bill Gates and the Royal wiretap scandal in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

police US Police have stolen $68 billion in the past 20 years from American citizens without due process Thom Dunn

apps Apple lifts threat to remove popular terminal app from App Store Rob Beschizza