crime The Rhode Island councilman arrested for crack-cocaine is busted again — this time for child molestation Carla Sinclair

crypto Rhode Island bill proposes to fix housing crisis with cryptocurrency Thom Dunn

surveillance capitalism Stop & Shop strike convinces 75% of loyal customers to take business elsewhere Cory Doctorow

law Rhode Island lawsuit argues that the Constitution guarantees a right to sufficient education to be an informed citizen Cory Doctorow

surveillance Rhode Island proposes blocking all online porn and charging $20 to unblock it Cory Doctorow

Kids In Rhode Island, students and parents must let schools spy on them day and night through their laptops Cory Doctorow

fashion Dickhead's anti-yoga-pants letter to the editor sparks yoga-pants-parade Cory Doctorow

Business Community college evicts daycare center to make room for Goldman Sachs Cory Doctorow

Cute Animals If you need some eye bleach, watch these Matschie's tree kangaroos munching on leaves Jennifer Sandlin

politics Evictions soar as landlords hike rents Rob Beschizza

music Watch singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman in this sweet and funny set from 1978 Jennifer Sandlin

santa claus 10-year-old asks for a DNA test on a cookie allegedly bitten by Santa to prove if he's real or not Rusty Blazenhoff

ftc FTC proposes new rule to ban non-compete clauses Andrew Yi

wonderful things The story of David Bird, the man behind the adorable world of Becorns Rusty Blazenhoff

Sir Issac Newton You can visit Sir Isaac Newton's legendary "gravity tree"—and its many descendants and clones Andrew Yi

ThanksTaking or ThanksGiving? Elías Villoro

photography David M. Bird breaths life into his Becorns Andrew Yi

hot dogs Police standoff ends after hot weiners delivered to man barricaded in house Thom Dunn

secret places The incredible story of a man who secretly furnished a hidden room in a mall and lived there for 4 years Popkin