donald trump Curses, superstition, and slaughtered billy goats: why the Cubs World Series win means your vote matters Maureen Herman

curse Curse dooms Sausalito movie theater Jason Weisberger

#COVIDIOTS Los Angeles taco stand closes because maskless covidiots attacked workers Mark Frauenfelder

genocide This children's book about Oliver Cromwell is like playful colonialist violence for kids Thom Dunn

Lord of the Rings Deeply unpleasant Lord of the Rings character combination chart Rob Beschizza

mistakes Welcome to Ipley Cross, Britain's creepiest intersection Rob Beschizza

animation Budfoot, starring psychedelic fantasy artist Skinner, delivers 420 cult movie excellence. Janelle Hessig

tabloids Coronavirus can make you fat, the Queen is still dying, and a sex tape nightmare, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

interviews Talking adventure games with Olivia Wood Jeffery Klaehn

scams Eggs and bananas frequently play role in curse removal scams Jason Weisberger

Games Gamer Bed sleeps one Rob Beschizza

health Coronavirus: 'When Fury Overcomes Fear,' a 'Viral Alarm' by Xu Zhangrun Xeni Jardin

crime "A piece of shit": Government report on Wells Fargo corruption shows top executives' direct complicity in millions of acts of fraud Cory Doctorow

finance The cum-ex scam stole $60b from European tax authorities: it's monumentally boring, complicated, and very, very important Cory Doctorow

aviation Boeing indefinitely halts 737 Max production Cory Doctorow

humor Dante's Hell re-imagined as linguistic sins Gareth Branwyn

History Bestiality was not socially acceptable in medieval Europe Cory Doctorow

naughty words Conservatives angry at Burger King over ad where someone says "Damn that's good" Rob Beschizza

oops Antiques Roadshow pro accidentally tastes urine dating back to the 1840s Rusty Blazenhoff