politics Ron DeSantis says baseball players are good, but basketball players are "freaks of nature" Mark Frauenfelder

Stephen King Stephen King's love of the magical negro Devin Nealy

racial stereotypes Aunt Jemima brand will no longer be used, says owner Mark Frauenfelder

gender The weirdly conservative story of a famous American drag artist from the 1910s Thom Dunn

jacob wohl MAGA scammers try to suppress Black vote, get fined $1 million instead Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction Flux is a dizzying, dazzling debut novel about trauma, time travel, and 80s cop shows Thom Dunn

scams Social media is being overwhelmed with ads for scammy mail-order ADHD startups Thom Dunn

cats Reddit's AITA explores the ethnic stereotypes of stupid orange cats Thom Dunn

Colorado representative calls colleague "Buckwheat" in house session Mark Frauenfelder

racism The Silent Suffering of the Asian-American Maddie Lee

racism How color correction in movies reinforces racial stereotypes Thom Dunn

books Two perspectives on Asian-American life that riff on fantasy and stereotype: "Interior Chinatown" & "Tiger Style!" Thom Dunn

gremlins Where did the Gremlins go? Rob Beschizza

tabletop gaming Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2020 Gareth Branwyn

racism NYT report on chronic racism at Coinbase Rob Beschizza

Culture Racial traits in D&D are pretty problematic. "Ancestry & Culture" is a great homebrew solution. Thom Dunn

Comics Meet these incredible collectors of the gags and novelties sold in old comics David Pescovitz

italy Italy's Matteo Salvini is back on his racist bullshit again Séamus Bellamy

religion Interview: Dr. Karl E H Seigfried talks Ásatrú, Heathenry and beards Séamus Bellamy

happy mutants Molly Ringwald's brilliant essay about John Hughes is a superb exploration of what it means to love "problematic" art Cory Doctorow