IRS goes after gig workers instead of billionaire tax dodgers

Boing Boing

IRS goes after gig workers instead of billionaire tax dodgers

Federal court authorizes IRS investigation of side income earners on JustAnswer as wealthy Americans continue using complex tax avoidance schemes.

Flu surges in Louisiana as health department barred from promoting flu shots

Ars Technica

Flu surges in Louisiana as health department barred from promoting flu shots

Flu is rising around the country, but Louisiana is well ahead of the curve.

The Public Distrusts Scientists’ Morals, Not Their Science. Reaction to a recent Pew survey on the public’s trust in science shows that the scientific community is not ready to address the real problem

Scientific American

The Public Distrusts Scientists’ Morals, Not Their Science

Reaction to a recent Pew survey on the public’s trust in science shows that the scientific community is not ready to address the real problem

Companies issuing RTO mandates “lose their best talent”: Study

Ars Technica

Companies issuing RTO mandates “lose their best talent”: Study

Despite the risks, firms and Trump are eager to get people back into offices.

The True Story of St. Nicholas Is Way More Disgusting Than You’d Think. The tale includes local rivalries, violence, cursed sailors, and a whole lot of holy oil.

Slate Magazine

The True Story of St. Nicholas Is Way More Disgusting Than You’d Think

The tale includes local rivalries, violence, cursed sailors, and a whole lot of holy oil.

Paleolithic deep-cave compound likely used for rituals. A boulder engraved with a turtle, good acoustics, and torch lighting—what more do you need for a good time?

Ars Technica

Paleolithic deep-cave compound likely used for rituals

A boulder engraved with a turtle, good acoustics, and torch lighting—what more do you need for a good time?

Innie rebellion is brewing in trippy "Severance" S2 trailer. "There'll be no honeymoon ending for you."

Ars Technica

Innie rebellion is brewing in trippy Severance S2 trailer

There'll be no honeymoon ending for you."

A Cozy NASA Yule Log Video That Features a Rocket Engine Taking Off Inside the Fireplace

Laughing Squid

A Cozy NASA Yule Log Video That Features a Rocket Engine Taking Off Inside the Fireplace

NASA put out a wonderful eight-hour yule log video for the holidays that features a rocket engine in the midst of takeoff inside a fireplace.

‘Any military that turns away talent makes itself weaker’: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defends women in combat as Pete Hegseth threatens to remove them

The Mary Sue

‘Any military that turns away talent makes itself weaker’: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defends women in combat as Pete Hegseth threatens to remove them

Current Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin defends women in combat after Pete Hegseth suggested removing them.

The BBC Creates Step-by-Step Instructions for Knitting the Iconic Dr. Who Scarf: A Document from the Early 1980s

Open Culture

The BBC Creates Step-by-Step Instructions for Knitting the Iconic Dr. Who Scarf: A Document from the Early 1980s

When Jon Pertwee reincarnated into Tom Baker in 1974, the Fourth Doctor of the popular sci-fi show Doctor Who ditched the foppish look of velvet ja...