retro Retro tattooed mermaids made just like the Chalkware you used to know Rusty Blazenhoff

Engineering Massive cruise ship sliced in half to embiggen it David Pescovitz

ahoy Blackbeard's pirates liked to read novels Clive Thompson

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

los angeles LA police union will not defend cop accused of sexual assault on a corpse Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Purism starts shipping its Librem 5 open/free phone Cory Doctorow

Business Bird Scooter reportedly lost $100m in three months, needs more capital to stay afloat Cory Doctorow

News Oreo maker Mondelez considers CBD-infused cookies and cannabis snacks Xeni Jardin

Science Laser "porch light" could be a beacon for ETs David Pescovitz

climate 30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future Cory Doctorow

Games Documentary about Polybius, the urban-legend arcade game Rob Beschizza

trenchermen Gentleman eats 203 Chips Ahoy cookies in 27 minutes Mark Frauenfelder

economics Crash ahoy! London real-estate prices stagnate Cory Doctorow

NSFW Dashcam: police chase almost ends in head-on collision Rob Beschizza

History The arc of history is long, but how do we bend it? Cory Doctorow

News EgyptAir says Flight 804 from Paris to Cairo 'disappeared from radar' Xeni Jardin

drugs Stoned man who called 911 found surrounded by junk food David Pescovitz

NASA NASA's new flying saucer-shaped LDSD Mars lander tech completes second test flight Xeni Jardin

comedy Game of Thrones s4e10 season finale [Boars, Gore, and Swords] Boars, Gore, and Swords

BGaS Ygritte’s Regrets: Game of Thrones s4e8 [Boars, Gore, and Swords] Boars, Gore, and Swords