silicon valley What is "garbage language" and why is it so hard to avoid using? Thom Dunn

Business Business schools are shuttering full-time MBA programs, citing low enrollment, millennials Cory Doctorow

Funny Scammers are already using the hantavirus to fleece people Grant St. Clair

Games Indie Nazi-hunting game looks a bit like a playable Inglorious Basterds Grant St. Clair

film Kim Jong-il had a South Korean actress kidnapped to make him movies Ellsworth Toohey

top talent "Tiny Grandma" brings joy to the world Jennifer Sandlin

Games Insomniac's Wolverine game looks every bit as bloody as it should Grant St. Clair

auctions Desecrated Ronald McDonald statue yours for $2500 Rob Beschizza

Science Snow sheds let alpine roads survive massive avalanches Popkin

stupid Trump promised cheap gas and no new wars. Thanks, MAGA! Jason Weisberger

Games 007: First Light review: From Denmark with love Grant St. Clair

poetry This poem perfectly captures AI-induced rage Jennifer Sandlin

politics An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George W. Bush, kicking off a copycat era Ellsworth Toohey

History Medieval dragon drainpipe from 1393 makes modern gutters look boring Popkin

law "Dead body" turns out to be a sex doll Rob Beschizza

nyc NYC bounty hunters earn 25% of fines for catching idling trucks Gail Sherman

News Tennessee man jailed 37 days for a Trump meme wins $835,000 Ellsworth Toohey

china China secretly trained Russian troops, and some have since fought in Ukraine Séamus Bellamy

privacy Occupy Wall Street co-founder built an AI organizing mentor that runs offline Ellsworth Toohey