picks 'Spam King' Sanford Wallace gets 2.5 years in prison for 27 million Facebook scam messages Xeni Jardin

hawaii Sail with ancient Polynesian navigators Bob Knetzger

video Watch as a surfer rides a massive wave (video) Jason Weisberger

Bisque Blue duikers are "cat-sized antelopes," and my new favorite animal Jennifer Sandlin

books Leaked emails show works were excluded from Hugo Awards over China concerns Ruben Bolling

Parody Account Cyclist tries to drive over moving drawbridge, learns it's a bad idea Mark Frauenfelder

travel Passengers forced to stay on Amtrak train for 18 hours longer than expected Carla Sinclair

christmas Enjoy these Christmas Episodes of "The Norman Lear Effect" Elías Villoro

science fiction Ardbeg just released a sci-fi scotch-themed comic book and it's surprisingly wonderful Thom Dunn

Disney Wonder Man is making his way to the MCU Devin Nealy

art Let's celebrate one of the first Black comic artists Devin Nealy

music Radioactive Tubular Girls: mashup of Kraftwerk, Mike Oldfield and Duran Duran Rob Beschizza

art The incredible NuPenny Toy Store is on exhibit in the middle of a Kansas prairie Mark Frauenfelder

politics Names reported in Trump bribery-for-pardon scheme: Elliott Broidy, Abbe Lowell, Sanford Diller, Hugh L. Baras Xeni Jardin

politics Mostly mask-less crowd for Trump in Sanford, Florida, COVID POTUS rants and claims negative virus test Xeni Jardin

redd foxx The one and only 'Sanford and Son' truck still runs Andrea James

Comics "Bitter Root" is a frighteningly topical steampunk horror comic set in the Harlem Renaissance Thom Dunn

Funko This is it! This is the big one! The Fred Sanford FunkoPop! Jason Weisberger

Entertainment How to survive "The Big One" Jason Weisberger

books World Citizen Comics: a new line of graphic novels for young activists Cory Doctorow