war on poor NetSpend bleeds kid's birthday cash card with predatory monthly "inactivity fees" Mark Frauenfelder

class war Read ProPublica's excellent work on the IRS's targeting of poor taxpayers Thom Dunn

war on poor How police punish impoverished victims of car insurance scams Mark Frauenfelder

animation "The Magician's Elephant" Review: An Elephant-Sized Misfire for Netflix Greg Nussen

movies Ben Affleck is pretty adamant that he'll never direct a movie for DC Devin Nealy

Maternal death rates soared in U.S. during pandemic Rob Beschizza

movies Disney CEO Bob Iger is beginning to question the Marvel method Devin Nealy

Food A nutritionist explains when and why she buys "organic" fruits and veg Jason Weisberger

H5N1 Thousands of sea lions in Peru have died from H5N1 Jennifer Sandlin

music Is "Come Out, Ye Black & Tans" just the 1920 version of "Fuck The Police?" Thom Dunn

movies Watch: a new edit of Guccione's disastrous "Caligula" is in the works Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids The coming alien invasion and a sweet-smelling Kardashian vagina in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Cryptozoology The cryptid complications of Wikipedia's editing policies Thom Dunn

chemistry is fun! Chemist makes moonshine from toilet paper Jennifer Sandlin

books Everyone bopmuggered by vomitous gobblefunk in censored Roald Dahl books Rob Beschizza

video games Saints Row has an uncertain future Grant St. Clair

pride The New York Times called out for editorial bias about transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people by its own writers Jason Weisberger

trains Norfolk Southern gave $5 to Ohio East Palestinians affected by toxic train explosion Thom Dunn

law North Dakota Republicans propose $1500 fines for using pronouns that upset them Elías Villoro

History "Growing Chains": Prison Agriculture and Capitalism Elías Villoro