fire Firefighters burn down careers with sweet, sweet pornography Seamus Bellamy

Science A Scheme of Heaven is a deep investigation of astrology from a scientist’s perspective Ferdinando Buscema

Science Swiss scientists grew mini Neanderthal brains in petri dishes Thom Dunn

Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Meghan runs off with Princess Diana’s jewels, Prince Andrew caught fleeing, and Ron Jeremy’s wood, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

crime Florida man spent 24 hours vandalizing high school in the nude David Pescovitz

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

censorship Zoom says it's using artificial intelligence to block nudity Mark Frauenfelder

News Newscaster does a live segment unwittingly with her nude partner in the background David Pescovitz

COVID-19 Stream movies for free from Amazon Prime, no membership required Seamus Bellamy

coronavirus Can a fart give you coronavirus? Carla Sinclair

1990s Reply All goes on a wild scavenger hunt to find a song that might not exist Thom Dunn

nest Mattress shopping with a bad back Jason Weisberger

crime "A piece of shit": Government report on Wells Fargo corruption shows top executives' direct complicity in millions of acts of fraud Cory Doctorow

politics Andrew Cuomo's naked hostility drives out MTA president Andy Byford, the "Train Daddy" who has transformed the world's rail systems Cory Doctorow

graeber Banks have returned to the pre-2008 world of automatic credit-limit increases for credit cards used by already indebted people Cory Doctorow

police Chicago PD's predictive policing tool has been shut down after 8 years of catastrophically bad results Cory Doctorow

corruption Jamie Dimon is a (highly selective) socialist Cory Doctorow

aviation The case for replacing air travel with high-speed sleeper trains Cory Doctorow

crime White nationalists planned to murder cops and pro-gun protesters in Virginia Cory Doctorow