racism Irish islamaphobe condemns Halal grocery as evidence of creeping islamification, is subsequently forcefully reminded of the global proliferation of Irish pubs Cory Doctorow

Weird Odd letters and numbers appearing on cars in Redding, California David Pescovitz

music Andrew Weatherall, Primal Scream producer, acid house legend, RIP David Pescovitz

tabloids Brad Pitt’s brush with death, Julia Roberts quitting Hollywood, and Christmas kittens, in this week’s dubious ad-packed tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Here's a list of the 77 members of House who now favor an impeachment inquiry on Donald Trump Xeni Jardin

happy mutants 2019 Hugo Award finalists announced Cory Doctorow

ed piskor Cartoonist Kayfabe on Wizard Magazine issue 18, February 1993 Ed Piskor

spytech The CIA's 1970s-era "Insectothopter" spy drone Clive Thompson

Technology Quinn Norton on sexual assault, community response, and restorative justice Cory Doctorow

fake news Trump’s White House hit list, America’s most hated mom, and sex scandals, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Super Mario theme performed on MalletKAT, a full-size MIDI xylophone Rob Beschizza

Jeff Greenberg Jeff Greenberg and The Village Studios Jason Weisberger

cool stuff Three-Body Problem/Google Trips/Puzzles Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment Review: 'Pee-wee's Big Holiday' (loved it) Jason Weisberger

drugs 5 books that bust the myths of drug writing Barbra Leslie

steve jobs Who exactly is the audience for the Steve Jobs movie? Rob Beschizza

lemony snicket A Series of Unfortunate Questions for Daniel Handler Mark Dery

transgender Sexology's war on transgender children Andrea James

The Twinkie Murder trial of Harvey Milk's killer Paul Krassner