Copyfight Burying the past in glass coffins: Victoria & Albert museum bans sketching in temporary exhibitions Cory Doctorow

Business Hard times for judge who sued dry-cleaner for $65M over missing pants Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Your face mask is you so it better say something and maybe these 20 masks will speak to (and for) you Boing Boing's Shop

occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

coronavirus Can a fart give you coronavirus? Carla Sinclair

psychology People perceive coffee to taste differently in different sizes and shapes of cups Mark Frauenfelder

russia Russia's airborne dicketry comes close to America's shores Seamus Bellamy

travel My life on the road: Morocco Seamus Bellamy

censorship A new play lets formerly incarcerated people tell their stories. Meanwhile, prisons are still banning books. Thom Dunn

Games The ancient world's greatest board games David Pescovitz

Adulting Adulting merit badges Rob Beschizza

Science Rats' nests are rich with unrecorded history and urgent scientific data David Pescovitz

Japan A fun thing to do in LA on 9/22/19: screening of The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) Mark Frauenfelder

privacy Gawker's new owners demand right to search journalists, ban encrypted email and institute dress code Cory Doctorow

Sex Meet HBO's sex scene coach David Pescovitz

racism "I'm 10-15": the secret CBP Facebook group full of racism, sexism, and jokes about migrant deaths Cory Doctorow

law Fox hit with $179m (including $128m in punitive damages) judgment over shady bookkeeping on "Bones" Cory Doctorow

wonderful creatures Dog rescued from icy river turns out to be wolf Rob Beschizza

politics Judge Amy Berman Jackson imposes gag order on Roger Stone, can no longer speak publicly about the investigation or case Xeni Jardin

electronics A bicycle snob takes on an e-bike Dave Tolnai