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
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
politics Official: Explosive devices sent to Trump critics are consistent with online bomb-making designs Xeni Jardin
Business Tomorrow is the tenth anniversary of the collapse of 2008 and things are much, much worse Cory Doctorow
announcements Premiere of “Heathers” TV series will be delayed out of respect for those affected by Florida school murders Mark Frauenfelder
Hurricane Rush Rush Limbaugh says hurricanes are fake news, then runs for his life when Irma comes his way Robert Spallone