christmas This Christmas elf is selling fast because of its suggestive tongue Rusty Blazenhoff

Internet Parler, the "free speech" alternative to Twitter, breaks out the ban-hammer Rob Beschizza

cthulhu Get ordained in the First United Church of Cthulhu Thom Dunn

America FCC received 1300 complaints about the suggestive nature of the Superbowl halftime show Jason Weisberger

tabloids Killing the Queen, John Lennon’s murder, and William Shatner’s talking horses in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

animals The Irish language has the best weird translations of common animal names Thom Dunn

Sex The town of Dildo does not want to be used in sex toy ads David Pescovitz

summer The decapitated swan pool float is a summer must-have for total weirdos Rusty Blazenhoff

the uncanny Bizarro Bazar keeps the world weird Ferdinando Buscema

book reviews The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality Ferdinando Buscema

security Hackers find exploitable vulnerabilities in Amazon Echo, turn one into a listening device Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Come see me at the Edinburgh Festival and/or Worldcon! Cory Doctorow

lawsuits Three women are suing Charlie Rose Mark Frauenfelder

books Book review: Melancholy Accidents Mark Dery

Business Trump Hotel employee guide: no swearing, no sexually suggestive gestures, and DO NOT hire your family! Cory Doctorow

aviation Study: Bones found on Pacific island in 1940 are likely Amelia Earhart's Rob Beschizza

shootings Gun injuries go down by 20% during NRA conventions Clive Thompson

Comics Marvel to launch "Create Your Own Comic" app, but "social issues" and "alternative lifestyle advocacy" are banned Rob Beschizza

politics This political sorting hat will assign you a nice flag Rob Beschizza

sexual harassment Matt Lauer had a button under his desk to lock his office door, according to this detailed report Rusty Blazenhoff