lair in chief Wall Street Journal: Trump personally orchestrated hush payoffs to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal Mark Frauenfelder

elon musk SpaceX sued for egregious harassment and retaliation Jason Weisberger

twitter Mastodon users embrace columnist's funny error about a fictitious "John Mastodon" Mark Frauenfelder

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

drugs Ayahuasca retreat seems unsafe Jason Weisberger

arson Convicted arsonist named as acting fire department chief David Pescovitz

gawker Gawker's back Rob Beschizza

movies The trailer for Disney's Cruella promises a campy Joker treatment Mark Frauenfelder

politics Coronavirus whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright to testify before House health committee on May 14 Xeni Jardin

trump Trump congratulated Superbowl winners Kansas City Chiefs who "represented the Great State of Kansas" David Pescovitz

Business Here's a list of airlines halting China flights over Wuhan coronavirus Xeni Jardin

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

politics Paul Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison in Virginia trial, sentencing in Washington DC case next week Xeni Jardin

fake news Tabloids turn on Trump, Brad and Jen reunite, and Natalie Wood's death mystery solved, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

happy mutants 2017 Hugo nominees announced Cory Doctorow

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