security When FBI complained, Apple dumped plans for encrypted iPhone backups: Report Xeni Jardin

music Nick Cave responds to AI-written song "in the style of Nick Cave" Jennifer Sandlin

quentin tarantino Django Unchained at 10: an observation and celebration of the first hour  Lee Keeler

twitter Twitter users flock to Tumblr. Tumblr users have mixed reactions Grant St. Clair

halloween Forget drugs in candy — Halloween is a day of ritual sacrifice for the cult of the automobile Thom Dunn

youtube New study reveals what we all know: YouTube's recommendation algorithms are terrible Thom Dunn

music Burning Bush and the early origins of Riot Grrrl Elías Villoro

boring weirdoes Watch: Idaho Lt. Gov. has difficulty explaining why she spoke at a white supremacist rally Mark Frauenfelder

scams Adventures with a short term rental profiteer Jason Weisberger

cad bane I found "The Mandalorian" season 2.5's Boba Fett sub-plot distracting but Cad Bane was worth it Jason Weisberger

christmas A brief history of the war on Christmas Thom Dunn

public health Renegade fire department illegally saved baby, says private ambulance firm Thom Dunn

horror movies "Studio 666" is a new horror-comedy written by and starring the Foo Fighters Thom Dunn

Monsters Ghost and goblin actors demand better labor rights from the Haunted Houses Thom Dunn

qanon QAnoners are envious that Gabby Petito news has pushed their Biden conspiracies from media coverage Mark Frauenfelder

conspiracy theories The weird new conspiracy theory that the Internet has been dead for 5 years Thom Dunn

Spoken Word with Electronics The Realist Archive Project launches a sequel: "The Other Scenes Inventory Report" Ethan Persoff

apple Apple fires misogynistic employee just hours after he was hired Mark Frauenfelder

on-brand GOP behavior Arrested GOP vlogger said his "Kill Your Senators" video was just a joke, bro Mark Frauenfelder