Book Jim Jones, Jonestown, and People's Temple: "Father Cares," 1981 NPR radio documentary Xeni Jardin

Science Firing off 31 cans of Silly String at the same time with Han Solo Xeni Jardin

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

christmas Does the creepy Santa mask from "It's a Wonderful Life" exist somewhere? Rusty Blazenhoff

deepfakes Jim Meskimen impersonates 20 celebs in 2 minutes in remarkable deepfake video Mark Frauenfelder

content Ruined pub still getting TripAdvisor reviews Rob Beschizza

brexit Brexit: No-deal opponents defeat government, Boris Johnson loses in Westminster Xeni Jardin

music Chuck Klosterman on space rock David Pescovitz

music Watch Nico cover a Gordon Lightfoot tune in 1965 David Pescovitz

happy mutants 2019 Hugo Award finalists announced Cory Doctorow

ed piskor Cartoonist Kayfabe: Wizard Magazine 16, December 1992 Ed Piskor

politics Steve King's racism finally catches up with him, House GOP may kick him off committee seats Xeni Jardin

music Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple released a pre-Jonestown gospel album David Pescovitz

music Enchanting mix of experimental, minimalist, and ambient cassette music David Pescovitz

Hollywood Stars in Bizarre Japanese TV Commercials Richard Kaufman

corruption Cheap dates: here's how much it cost the telcoms sector to buy Congress and murder Net Neutrality Cory Doctorow

corruption Ohio Republicans create winnable electoral districts by siting nonvoting prisons near friendly voters Cory Doctorow

picks Trump 'revealed highly classified information' to Russians during White House visit after firing FBI's Comey Xeni Jardin

videos This 70-year-old cartoon made a hell of an argument for single-payer healthcare Cory Doctorow

music Vinyl reissue of David Bowie and Trevor Jones's Labyrinth soundtrack David Pescovitz