ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME Police say Texas woman ate half a cake while roaming Walmart, then refused to pay Xeni Jardin

qanon shaman QAnon Shaman is back, dropping new "wisdom" on Twitter Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids Royal scandals in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

body language Giving the finger is a "God-given right," rules judge David Pescovitz

larping Ohioans critique the Polish LARPers who recreated an "American 4th of July in Ohio" Jennifer Sandlin

books The Metamodernism of Hanzi Freinacht Ferdinando Buscema

ducks Cook's books "Ducks: And How To Make Them Pay" not about revenge Thom Dunn

ghosts Oldest-known drawing of a ghost found on ancient Babylonian tablet Thom Dunn

corruption Steven Donziger proved oil company Chevron dumped billions of tons of toxic waste. But he's the one going to jail. Thom Dunn

tabloids Sex, meth and flatulence in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

treason Ignoring Trump's threats Pence announces he won't reject electoral results Mark Frauenfelder

music Dark Side of Light's "bummer summer" breeze Daniel Siwek

noads Channeling Timothy Leary on the Centennial of his Birth, October 22, 2020 Boing Boing

coronavirus Here are the 5 kinds of pandemic villains who are making things worse for the rest of us Mark Frauenfelder

Punk rock never dies A new court battle over the Ramones' legacy goes back to a song about the KKK Thom Dunn

Funny Kentucky atheist can get 'IM GOD' license plate, US court rules Xeni Jardin

corruption How the "prosperity gospel" convinces poor people to give everything to grifty millionaire preachers Cory Doctorow

fake news Mueller snubbed, Harry and Meghan exiled, and suicidal airline pilots in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

News Trump ex-attorney Michael Cohen sentenced: 3 years prison, $500,000 forfeiture, $1.4 million restitution, $50,000 fine Xeni Jardin