paragliding Vulture lands on paraglider's selfie stick Rusty Blazenhoff

punk rock Revisiting the Clash's American debut: The 45th anniversary of "Give 'Em Enough Rope" Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes HBO execs have "secret army" of sockpuppet accounts to attack critics on Twitter Rob Beschizza

movies Why CG fire looks terrible even in high-budget movies Rob Beschizza

hollywood Rotten Tomatoes scores are rigged, according to report Mark Frauenfelder

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

television GQ magazine publishes, then removes profile of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav: "based on his performance to date, he's only good at breaking things" Rob Beschizza

movies Overworked animation team causes delay for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Devin Nealy

superheroes Watch this fan-made trailer for a fake Spider-Gwen movie starring Emma Stone Thom Dunn

Delightful Creatures Watch: Andean condor reunited with the man who saved it Elías Villoro

colonialism Puerto Ricans resist disaster capitalists and "Puertopians" in Hurricane Maria's wake Elías Villoro

Business Vice is bankrupt Rob Beschizza

books A House With Good Bones: Another fantastic read by T. Kingfisher Jason Weisberger

nog Confessing to hoarding the eggnog in February Elías Villoro

animals Two monkeys disappeared from the Dallas Zoo — believed to be stolen Carla Sinclair

memes An interview with KC Green, who made the "This Is Fine" cartoon Thom Dunn

music 10 covers of MMMBop, in case you need more MMMBop in your life! Jennifer Sandlin

hollywood "Nepo Baby" calls out nepotism in Hollywood, with mixed reactions Jennifer Sandlin

werner herzog Documentary Now! spoof of Burden of Dreams and Werner Herzog is a winner Jennifer Sandlin

politics Disco Elysium and the death of art Grant St. Clair