novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn
Business Camp Fire: PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for negligence in California’s worst wildfire Xeni Jardin
tabloids Worst Royal crisis ever spells the end of the monarchy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Debbie Harry Debbie Harry debunks the debunking of her brush with serial killer Ted Bundy: “It was him.” Matt Maranian
cars Evidence that a car isn't a pedestrian and probably shouldn't use the pedestrian lane David Pescovitz
automobiles Car explodes after driver sprays too much air freshener and lights cigarette David Pescovitz
tabloids The trial of the century, Epstein’s killer exposed, and Obama’s hatred, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
china Leaked documents document China's plan for mass arrests and concentration-camp internment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Cory Doctorow
Entertainment Watch: Trailer for 'Hunters,' new Jordan Peele series on Nazi hunters starring Al Pacino Carla Sinclair
spooks 900 pages of leaked Iranian spy cables reveal how America's failures after invasions allowed Iran to seize control of Iraqi politics Cory Doctorow
artificial intelligence Why didn't OpenAI release the "Unicorn" version of its AI storytelling software? Mark Frauenfelder
florida Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested for trafficking dozens of young girls for sex Cory Doctorow
picks R. Kelly is under criminal investigation in Georgia, 'direct result' of #SurvivingRKelly Lifetime docu-series Xeni Jardin
