russia Will the real George Papadopoulos please stand up? Jason Weisberger

racism The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has officially changed the definition of "racism." Thom Dunn

police brutality Wife of George Floyd's Killer has filed for divorce Thom Dunn

typography Tools to replace swear words with grawlixes: symbols suggesting anger and obscenity Rob Beschizza

language The Merriam-Webster dictionary's word of the year is… David Pescovitz

Copyfight Minnesota Public Radio sent us one of the weirdest legal threats we've ever received (and they won't explain it) Cory Doctorow

mistakes Here's what happened when Mythbusters let bulls loose in a china shop John Struan

language Fun interactive way to see what words were first used in print in a particular year David Pescovitz

Games Game developers, composer named in sexual assaults Rob Beschizza

dictionary Get a paper dictionary Rob Beschizza

words Dictionary considers adding "Fursona" Rob Beschizza

wonderful creatures Toxic Mooseculinity Rob Beschizza

spooks Phone scammer tried to con William Webster, the only person ever to serve as director of both the CIA and FBI: it did not go well Cory Doctorow

street art Street artists leave 'Please Clean Up After Your Democracy' signs to encourage voting Rusty Blazenhoff

Games Sriracha, yowza, and sheeple among 300 new words in Scrabble dictionary David Pescovitz

canada Mystery man found dead in wall of women's washroom Seamus Bellamy

letters 2008 was the earliest use of the word "mansplain" Rob Beschizza

Culture Learn when a word was first used in print with Merriam-Webster's Time Traveler feature Rusty Blazenhoff

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

Games The new Portal is a bridge-building puzzle game, and it looks AMAZING Cory Doctorow