Games Goodbye LDB game, Hello Whamageddon Rusty Blazenhoff

puzzles My trip through the Starmaze: a world in the 9th dimension Jane Frauenfelder

useful stuff Gigantic tub of 22,000 Perler beads Mark Frauenfelder

toys The wonderful history of Troll Dolls David Pescovitz

britain What British children's TV used to be like Rob Beschizza

cats Jerk cat up for adoption: "World's worst" Rusty Blazenhoff

cats 'World’s worst cat' up for adoption Xeni Jardin

music I'm loving this Reggae, Dub, Ska and Rocksteady internet radio station Xeni Jardin

tabloids Bill Clinton’s party on Epstein’s Lolita Express jet, Two Meghans demand millions, and a very Merry Christmas, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Megxit Explodes – Who’s to blame? in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants McMansion Hell awards its annual prize for the best gingerbread McMansion! Cory Doctorow

filmmaking The magic of movie miniatures via the Slice of Life fan film Gareth Branwyn

petard Republican New York State Assembly leader publishes anti-drunk driving PSA shortly before drunkenly crashing a state-owned car Cory Doctorow

tabloids Penis fish, Simon Cowell’s missing boobs, and Hillary Clinton’s gay flings, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants Donald Knuth's Christmas pi surprise Cory Doctorow

cancer Love, loss, and Carrie Fisher’s lamp Gina Loukareas

tabloids Royal brawl in palace, Brad & Jen’s reunion, and 2020 predictions in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

anatomy What did we get stuck in our rectums in 2019? David Pescovitz

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

airport security This Christmas tree is so fucking metal Thom Dunn