Celebrations Order a special $5 “Moscow Mueller” at D.C. bar every time Trump associate is indicted Robert Spallone
News Coronavirus in Ireland: Leo Varadkar’s St Patrick’s Day broadcast (video, full text) Xeni Jardin
Civil War Virginia will eliminate state holiday honoring confederate generals and make Election Day a holiday instead Mark Frauenfelder
art Los Angeles art museum is now free to all starting Saturday: "Like a library, where you can just walk in" Rusty Blazenhoff
Space Listen to the Christmas Eve message from the first humans orbiting another world (1968) David Pescovitz
corruption Defense contractors gleefully report record earnings in divisions that bid on "classified" projects, the fastest-growing part of the Pentagon's budget Cory Doctorow
native americans The White House declared the first "National American History and Founders Month" — and forgot about Native Americans Thom Dunn
drugs Man arrested for attempted smuggling of 5,000 hits of Molly in tubs of Celebrations chocolate David Pescovitz