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Text • Drew Magary

And Now For The Premiere Of ‘All Ball,’ In Which I Am Far Too Nice To The Vile Packers

And Now For The Premiere Of ‘All Ball,’ In Which I Am Far Too Nice To The Vile Packers
What’s this we have here? Why, it’s the first-ever episode of Defector’s brand new NFL podcast, All Ball! Every week, the team of myself and elite indie blogger Arif Hasan break down every NFL matchup without ANY gambling or fantasy talk. We don’t even cite the Vegas point s...

Defector
Text • David Roth

Callaway Golf Got Wrecked By YouTube Doofuses Because Everyone’s Out Of Ideas

Callaway Golf Got Wrecked By YouTube Doofuses Because Everyone’s Out Of Ideas
Try this, maybe: Think of the internet as an ocean vast enough to contain a near-infinite constellation of distinct watery biomes, each populated by creatures that have evolved to suit the one in which they live—a bunch of weird creatures traveling in schools, chasing each o...

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
Text • John Amato

Is Maria Bartiromo Heading To 60 Minutes?

On Sunday, Rob Shuter’s newsletter, Naughty But Nice, reported that CBS News Editor-in Chief Bari Weiss has been discussing the possibility of bringing recently fired Maria Bartiromo onto the prestigious TV news program 60 Minutes. “Maria and Bari have already spoken,” ...

SCOTUSblog
Text • Erwin Chemerinsky

Aesthetic injuries, standing, and the White House ballroom

The statue, Authority of Law, by American sculptor James Earle Fraser outside the Supreme Court of the United States. The High Court building was built during the Great Depression and completed in 1935. Architect Cass Gilbert's design is based on a Greco-Roman temple.
The statue, Authority of Law, by American sculptor James Earle Fraser outside the Supreme Court of the United States. The High Court building was built during the Great Depression and completed in 1935. Architect Cass Gilbert's design is based on a Greco-Roman temple.

SCOTUSblog
Text • Akhil Amar, Vikram Amar

Justice Kavanaugh stands up for state constitutional law in the Missouri congressional case

The United States Capitol building is seen in Washington D.C., United States, on December 9, 2025
The United States Capitol building is seen in Washington D.C., United States, on December 9, 2025

SCOTUSblog
Text • Kelsey Dallas

More election-related action on the interim docket

Carved details along top of Supreme Court building are pictured
Carved details along top of Supreme Court building are pictured

Plus, should the Supreme Court try to shorten oral arguments?

Longreads
Text • Seyward Darby

Ballroom Blitz

"Trump’s obsessive bid for architectural immortality is barreling toward completion."

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
Text • Billy Dukes

Garth Brooks' Tour Pushes West With New Tour Stop

The new city is the furthest west yet. Continue reading…

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
Text • Jess

Your Dog Can Finally Enjoy Girl Scout Cookie Season Too

Your dog can finally join in on Girl Scout Cookie season! The Girl Scouts are introducing Patch Pals, their first-ever cookie made just for dogs. Continue reading…

Why WebMCP is going to be big for WordPress… and how to try it today | Pootlepress
Text • Jamie Marsland

I Found a Cheat Code for Creating Unique WooCommerce Product Pages in Minutes

Most of us have an idea of how we’d like our shop to look. Getting that idea onto the screen can take rather longer. I’ve just tested a new way to do it: give AI a mockup, ask it to recreate the design using HTML and CSS, and include real WooCommerce product blocks inside the […]

ProPublica
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I Wrote About His Wrongful Conviction. He Got Only 13 Years of Freedom Before Cancer Took His Life.
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For years, I followed the case of Fred Steese, who spent 21 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. When he died in August, it felt like the universe had dealt him yet another injustice.
https://www.propublica.org/article/wrongful-conviction-cancer-death?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Journalism #CriminalJustice #Law #Prison #Justice #Cancer #Death

WIRED
Text • Lauren Goode

A Stealth Startup Thinks It Just Hacked the Memory Shortage

Kepler Computing claims a new approach to chip design—and a proprietary material—can help end the supply bottlenecks that have sent memory prices surging.

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
Text • NewsHound Ellen

It Sure Looks Like Ken Paxton Broke The Law Again

It seems like every day is a new scandal and possible crime committed by the already scandal-ridden Ken Paxton. Probably, like President Felon, Paxton thinks laws are for other people. In any event, hot on the heels of exposing the attorney general’s record of likely voter ...

Political Wire
Text • Taegan Goddard

Fauci Still More Trusted Than RFK Jr.

A new Annenberg Public Policy Center poll finds 50% of Americans say they are somewhat or very confident that Dr. Anthony Fauci provided the public with trustworthy information about matters concerning public health, a statistically significant decline of 5 percentage points since April 2026.   By comparison, just 38% of Americans in August 2026 say […]

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Sara Deseran

The impossible math of a great restaurant

Food, service and ambiance are the hospitality holy trinity. What if some of them don’t add up?

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Paolo Bicchieri

A cult-favorite Mexican restaurant on Haight Street is closing

Since its debut in May 2021, Otra has been one of San Francisco’s most underrated Mexican restaurants.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • John Shea

Meet the Giants’ new owner: Why Richard Chaifetz bought a small stake

The founder of ComPysch, a leading employee assistance program, and the Chaifetz Group, a private investment firm, also holds a Portland Trail Blazers stake.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Patrick Wolff

Opinion: The confident ignorance of Jane Kim’s plan for California insurance

The candidate for insurance commissioner has campaigned on a platform of smoke and mirrors: big talk, little respect for the facts, and at times outright falsehoods. 

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Evan Quarnstrom

Sea levels are rising. This marsh could save Marin from drowning

As a wetland erodes, Marin is losing its first line of defense against flooding. Now, the county has a plan to save it.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Emily Landes

A rare Eichler home hits the SF market for the 2nd time in 60 years — and it’ll go fast

Sellers spent nearly $1 million in renovations, including a stainless steel hot tub, to shine up this mid-century Diamond Heights gem.