words Is "Goblin Mode" really the Word of the Year, or are we being gaslighted? Thom Dunn

COVID-19 "Pandemic" is the Dictionary.com word of the year. Thom Dunn

techlash Oxford Dictionaries' crowns 'toxic' as its 2018 word of the year Rusty Blazenhoff

dictionary 'Single-use' edges out 'VAR,' 'floss,' 'gammon,' and 'plogging' as this dictionary's word of the year Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Prepare for the worst: journalists who survived dictators sound alarm over Trump's press threats Ellsworth Toohey

graphic novels An anti-boring book guide: six great gift picks Mark Frauenfelder

wikipedia Death most popular thing on Wikipedia, again Jason Weisberger

rpgs Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2024 Gareth Branwyn

language Brain Rot is Oxford's word of the year Rob Beschizza

lawsuits Affiliate influencer sues competitor who also reviews junk in off-white minimalist bunker Rob Beschizza

Business What are those blue dots on coin cell batteries? The real story behind them Mark Frauenfelder

twitter The ugliest Cybertruck in the world has been found Grant St. Clair

typing Cheap replacement keycaps brighten my desktop Jason Weisberger

chicago For popular liqueur Malört, a New York Times profile Rob Beschizza

graphic novel "Big Jim and the White Boy" is a fascinating re-telling of Huck Finn Thom Dunn

gadgets Ruined 1993 Thinkpad tablet lovingly restored Rob Beschizza

video games Half-Life 2 remaster drops; no word on Half-Life 3 Grant St. Clair

politics Sister relationship destroyed after Trump supporter defends husband's threatening "dark humor" Ellsworth Toohey

Science Germ theory denial is dangerous and on the rise Jennifer Sandlin

twitter "Your body, my choice" coiner Nick Fuentes doxxed Grant St. Clair