data Every pro basketball shot Kobe Bryant ever made, mapped on the court Rob Beschizza

facebook Over 30 ex-Facebook employees slam Zuckerberg's inaction on harmful political posts in open letter Carla Sinclair

tabloids Kim Jong-un is dead, Prince Andrew is broke, and Kobe Bryant killed himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Bigfoot sighted, the Queen’s $1 trillion tax bill, and coronavirus targets the stars, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

mistakes TV reporter who uttered racial slur on air says she "combined the names of the Knicks and the Lakers" Rob Beschizza

accidents Details of Kobe's helicopter crash emerge Rob Beschizza

rip Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, RIP David Pescovitz

elon musk This ambient mix of a new sci-fi-themed Rentals song is a sonic trip to outer space Thom Dunn

stationery The perfect stocking stuffer is this Japanese company's new clear eraser John Struan

nature is metal Look at this wild boar go after a hapless Japanese businessman Mark Frauenfelder

gained in translation Non-Chinese politicians in Canada give themselves Chinese language names for campaigning John Struan

etiquette Japanese man who left for lunch break 3 minutes early is shamed, forced to apologize on television Carla Sinclair

Business For 20+ years, Japan's largest companies have been riddled with corruption and fraud Cory Doctorow

videos Terror-nuggets: winners of this year's 15 Second Horror Film contest Cory Doctorow

science fiction RIP, Larry Smith, traveling science fiction bookseller Cory Doctorow

pets Treat your dog to some Waygu Kobe beef Mark Frauenfelder

Business Tattoo artist asserts copyright over customers' bodies Cory Doctorow

economics We treat terrorism as more costly than it truly is Cory Doctorow

crime Upskirt peeper arrested under grate, wants to be "pavement in the next life" David Pescovitz