music Johnny Cash's smart-alecky to-do list Rusty Blazenhoff

music Meeting Little Richard at his old Hyatt haunt David Katznelson

prison Watch a video of my prison and opioids play "Streets Like This," performed by actors who have all dealt with incarceration Thom Dunn

Weird Box full of bear cubs bewilders North Carolina man Xeni Jardin

tabloids Adjectival overload, and the tabloids finally get one right, in this week’s round-up of the rags Peter Sheridan

woody guthrie Woody Guthrie's 1943 New Year's Resolutions are a powerful reminder to "Keep the hope machine running." Thom Dunn

mining A deep dive into the bloody mines of the Healing Crystal industry Thom Dunn

Weird Two bear cubs rescued after 'bearjacking' van, locking selves in, honking horn Xeni Jardin

badass older women 'Nearly toothless' Florida woman, 61, bites burglar, 34 (she's okay, he's in jail) Xeni Jardin

star wars The cosplayers of Star Wars Celebration 2019 David Mizejewski

barack obama Barack Obama lists his favorite books, music, and movies of 2018 Gina Loukareas

education US tax shortfalls have our public schools begging for donations Cory Doctorow

schadenfreude When Barney got gloriously wrecked at the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Rusty Blazenhoff

short short short stories Lucian's Gift John Serge

lies What to do when your 5'8" boyfriend insists he is 6 feet tall Rob Beschizza

tabloids Exposed! Tucker Carlson’s secret addiction, Meghan Markle’s secret “sister,” and Royal Family secrets, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids The Queen’s Nazi shame, JonBenet’s killer found, and Owen Wilson’s baby mama revealed, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

drinks This Amazing Crazy “Tiny” Drink is a Meal for Two @nerdvana Richard Kaufman

security WPA2 was kracked because it was based on a closed standard that you needed to pay to read Cory Doctorow

poetry Hawk Moon: Sam Shepard’s Forgotten First Book Mark Dery