assassin The real Santa is a contract killer in this dark Christmas short Rusty Blazenhoff

video games Domino's Pizza picked a fight over a video game nobody asked about Grant St. Clair

Games New God of War game does not feature the god of war Grant St. Clair

Science Scientists built a machine to solve what AI can't Ellsworth Toohey

nyc This 1930s children's book on city planning is a delight Gail Sherman

SantaCon organizer allegedly ran actual con Jason Weisberger

memories Beloved California road trip landmark to be demolished, memorialized with a plaque Jason Weisberger

christian nationalism The "Straight White American Jesus" podcast covers the history, philosophy, theology, and politics of Christian nationalism Jennifer Sandlin

The world's unluckiest Ferrari has now crashed twice in the same city Ellsworth Toohey

law Santa and elves raid Montreal grocery store Rob Beschizza

David Byrne If you hate Christmas music, David Byrne has the perfect playlist for you! Jennifer Sandlin

movies If you thought the first Scream movie had gay subtext, Matthew Lillard thinks you're right Grant St. Clair

AI HeySanta is a terrifying, twerking AI robot Gail Sherman

worse things happen at sea Watch as the replica of Columbus's Santa Maria sinks (video) Jason Weisberger

SantaCon: how a surrealist prank became a global red-suited pub crawl Jason Weisberger

Games Vectrex Mini revives ancient vectorbeam game console Rob Beschizza

art Profile of culture jammer John Law Rob Beschizza

politics Superman actor Dean Cain, joins ICE, becomes what he once fought against Ellsworth Toohey

AI Big Mouth Billy Bass now talks back with AI Gail Sherman

Entertainment Artist Drew Friedman documentary LA premiere, March 29, 2025 Mark Frauenfelder