trumpism Decoding trumpism: "Who are you going to believe: me, or your lying ears?" Cory Doctorow

politics After Trump, boys at her daughter's school Nazi-salute in the hall. Here's how a mom responded. Xeni Jardin

david bowie David Bowie could have played Rorschach in Terry Gilliam's "Watchmen" adaptation Thom Dunn

freedom of the press Report: Freedom of the Press in decline around the world Seamus Bellamy

NASA How to decode the images on the Voyager Golden Record Ron Barry

alternate history Making a better World War II Gregory Benford

fake news Forget “alternative facts.” This week’s tabloids shoot for an entire alternate universe Peter Sheridan

happy mutants It’s about Time: Reading Steampunk’s Rise and Roots Rachel A. Bowser and Brian Croxall

music Prophets of Rage play Cleveland RNC, kick off 'Make America Rage Again' tour in 35 U.S. cities Maureen Herman

Games An ARG to celebrate open access week, courtesy of the University of Toronto library Cory Doctorow

offworld Explore the legacy of Sonic the Hedgehog in these truly weird minigames Leigh Alexander

offworld Interactive movies make their glorious return Leigh Alexander

copyright The twisted history of the Happy Birthday song—and the copyright shenanigans that keep it profitable Glenn Fleishman

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

books The Oversight: conspiracies, magic, and the end of the world Cory Doctorow