education Tax-funded charter schools textbooks deny evolution, teach human-dinosaur cohabitation, endorse slavery and indigenous genocide Cory Doctorow

mistakes Plane forced to turn around after woman fakes illness to get a bigger seat Mark Frauenfelder

censorship Art Spiegelman pulled his Marvel Folio Society intro after Disney demanded that he not criticize Trump Cory Doctorow

artificial intelligence Why didn't OpenAI release the "Unicorn" version of its AI storytelling software? Mark Frauenfelder

jeffrey epstein Asking for pre-trial release, Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers say he has 'spotless 14-year record of walking the straight and narrow' Xeni Jardin

NASA Send your name to Mars on NASA's next rover Jason Weisberger

surprised it wasn't already outlawed Washington State seeks to outlaw "dwarf-tossing" at bars and strip clubs Mark Frauenfelder

corruption New York City's municipal debt collectors have forged an unholy alliance with sleazy subprime lenders Cory Doctorow

fake news UFOs invade Arctic, John the Baptist’s sandals, and worms from hell, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

MAGAbomber Twitter apologizes for saying mailbomber's threats didn't violate its rules Rob Beschizza

politics Official: Explosive devices sent to Trump critics are consistent with online bomb-making designs Xeni Jardin

law Florida man insists he only drank at stop signs Rob Beschizza

Business Tomorrow is the tenth anniversary of the collapse of 2008 and things are much, much worse Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Adventure House: the sequel to the Haunted Mansion that never was Cory Doctorow

announcements Premiere of “Heathers” TV series will be delayed out of respect for those affected by Florida school murders Mark Frauenfelder

DNR orders Doctors follow man's tattoo’s instructions that say "Do Not Resuscitate" Robert Spallone

security As the 2020 census catastrophe draws closer, it isn't getting any better Cory Doctorow

rape Judge awards Michigan repeat rapist joint custody of child he fathered Jason Weisberger

Hurricane Rush Rush Limbaugh says hurricanes are fake news, then runs for his life when Irma comes his way Robert Spallone

Disney Disney will pivot Epcot away from its "sponsored content" model Cory Doctorow