comedy If Santa had a raunchy Netflix comedy special Rusty Blazenhoff

Technology Motorized backpack self-adjusts its motion to feel lighter David Pescovitz

racism Racist professor fired Rob Beschizza

events There's a cool Ignite Live event tonight at 6pm PT Mark Frauenfelder

racism British Tea brands tell off Twitter racists Rob Beschizza

politics Criminal hackers breach law firm, threaten to release Trump documents Xeni Jardin

trump Why tabloid reporters are like Donald Trump Peter Sheridan

tabloids UK tabloid Daily Mail fabricated photo of athlete breaking social distancing rules Rob Beschizza

social distancing Why is everyone suddenly baking bread? I think I know Gareth Branwyn

music Douglas Rushkoff on Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (1950-2020) Douglas Rushkoff

Funny Moose traps man in shed, home surveillance camera got it on video Xeni Jardin

balls A new startup is disrupting the scrotum-washing industry Thom Dunn

happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

comedy TIL: John Mulaney has an upcoming kid's musical comedy special Rusty Blazenhoff

Jesus Merry Christmas, someone stole Jesus's foreskin Thom Dunn

kentucky One of the poorest, most desperate regions in Appalachia is experiencing an economic miracle thanks to fiber run by a New Deal-era co-op Cory Doctorow

racism White woman interrupted a Broadway talkback to call the playwright "racist against white people." Thom Dunn

politics Peak billionaire: a billionaire tries to purchase a party nomination to outflank anti-billionaires so he can run against another billionaire Cory Doctorow

china Billionaire Sackler family accused of pushing addictive opioids in China Mark Frauenfelder