san francisco Captivating first-person video from a San Francisco cable car in the 1960s David Pescovitz

movies Actual San Francisco bus driver's fantastic tweeted review of the Shang-Chi bus scene David Pescovitz

subways There was once a "Miss Subways" beauty contest that displayed its winners on the NYC subway Annie Rauwerda

nyc It's now official: No pooping on NYC subways and buses David Pescovitz

politics Andrew Cuomo's naked hostility drives out MTA president Andy Byford, the "Train Daddy" who has transformed the world's rail systems Cory Doctorow

Business Easy subway access predicts the resilience of New Yorkers' friendships Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Buried in Uber's IPO, an aggressive plan to destroy all public transit Cory Doctorow

public transit Public transit seating covers reviewed Rob Beschizza

Kids Watch subway cars align as train goes around a bend Andrea James

Funny Four sets of identical twins pull an epic NYC subway car time-machine prank Cory Doctorow

Science SpaceX launches Hyperloop pod design competition geared for students and indie engineering teams Xeni Jardin

News Local communities not on board with tech billionaires' planned utopia Jason Weisberger

AI OpenAI abruptly fires CEO Sam Altman for lying Rob Beschizza

politics Let's learn more about "hard-right legal warrior turned little-known legislator" Mike Johnson, new Speaker of the House Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids World War III starts (yet again) and RFJ Jr is not RFK, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

1970s "Everything Has A History" explores Parker Brothers' 1971 toy, the "Johnny Horizon Environmental Test Kit" Jennifer Sandlin