gop Republicans were so eager to pass the #TaxScam that they didn't notice they were taxing the churches they depend on Cory Doctorow

music Before Phil Hartman was on SNL, he designed some pretty famous album covers Ruben Bolling

tabloids Joe Biden dying and a UFO cover-up in this week's dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

Tom The Dancing Bug Tom the Dancing Bug: Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. Li'l Tykes, Classix Comix, and MORE! Ruben Bolling

Netflix A fascinating look at Netflix's now-defunct DVD shipping assembly line Thom Dunn

tiktok Listen to the full version of the viral "capybara" song, created by a 22-year-old Russian blogger Jennifer Sandlin

cinema Review: I wish "Oppenheimer" had ignited the atmosphere Natalie Dressed

Tom The Dancing Bug Tom the Dancing Bug: A Calvinesque and Hobbesian look at taking a mug shot Ruben Bolling

climate change Smash Mouth wrote "All Star" to warn us about climate change & anti-intellectualism and we turned it into a meme Thom Dunn

religion The first Orthodox Jew in a Major League Baseball organization Ruben Bolling

florida Florida issues storm evacuations while drivers are warned not to start cars after fuel mix-up Carla Sinclair

politics Watch Vivek Ramaswamy perform as rapper "Da Vek" Jennifer Sandlin

sexism World chess organization bans transgender players from women's events because of "unfair advantages" Thom Dunn

conspiracy theories "Deep State Weather Engineering" conspiracy theories run rampant in wake of Maui fires Jennifer Sandlin

fires Emergency official who did not sound sirens for Maui fire is out of a job Rob Beschizza

hollywood Special effects workers vote to unionize over Marvel Cinematic Universe exploitation and unrealistic deadlines Thom Dunn

mistakes Cops raided a smalltown newspaper so no-one would ever find out about police chief Gideon Cody's alleged sexual misconduct or Kari Newell's DUI conviction Rob Beschizza

portland Portland loses its jug-shaped strip club Jason Weisberger

Tom The Dancing Bug Tom the Dancing Bug: News of the Times – Trump Shivs a Snitch Ruben Bolling

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