earthquake The story behind 5:04 PM, the art car made by the Loma Prieta earthquake Rusty Blazenhoff

donald trump Trump confirms that US cyberattacked Russia in 2018 Xeni Jardin

the cruelty is the point A catalog of Trump's top cruelties 2011-2020 Mark Frauenfelder

kentucky Bourbon time capsule discovered underneath a statue of Jefferson Davis in Kentucky Thom Dunn

typography The Butt Types: a bootyful typographical project for parenthesis in different fonts Thom Dunn

Technology Theft of CIA's 'Vault 7' hacking tools in 2016 resulted from "woefully lax" security, new report says Xeni Jardin

magic North Korea state media officially admits that Kim Jong Un did not teleport or time travel David Pescovitz

video games This VR Mosh Pit Simulator game is fascinating and horrifying Thom Dunn

dogs Help save the USPS with this Dog Mail Carrier Costume Rusty Blazenhoff

coronavirus Covid protestor has not had her roots done since October, says DIY sleuth Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids His Royal High-ness Prince Harry’s Pot Farm, and stars with only months to live, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Radiohead to stream concerts for shut-ins Xeni Jardin

real estate The US government just "disestablished" a Native American reservation Thom Dunn

politics 'Sandworm' hacking group linked to Russian GRU's Main Center for Special Technology, says U.S. Xeni Jardin

antifa A Civil War reenactor tried to frame Antifa by fabricating threats against his own Civil War reenactments Thom Dunn

cults Love Letters to Hitler Mike Shaughnessy

Business Biden says Section 230 tech liability shield should end for Facebook, Zuckerberg should be subject to civil liability Xeni Jardin

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

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

Games A legendary point-and-click adventure game has found a new life online. Seamus Bellamy