maps Map shows Middle East based on who actually holds territory Rob Beschizza

trump Trump calls for nuclear rearmament Rob Beschizza

social distancing Annalee Newitz looks at the Great Plague of London and 17th century social distancing Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets These vacuum sealers can add years to the life of your stored foods Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids Coronavirus is the new black. COVID-19 hits the stars and the Royals in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tories The UK's Conservative Party recently put up a new statue of known anti-Semite Nancy Astor Thom Dunn

Disney Talking about Disney's 1964 Carousel of Progress with Bleeding Cool: our lost animatronic future Cory Doctorow

Entertainment Gil Gerard joins another TV show about an astronaut who returns home centuries late Jason Weisberger

censorship Art Spiegelman pulled his Marvel Folio Society intro after Disney demanded that he not criticize Trump Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Talking Radicalized with the LA Public Library: Trump derangement syndrome, engagement algorithms, and novellas as checked luggage Cory Doctorow

science fiction Here's your chance to buy the Kindle edition of Dan Simmon's essential science fiction novel Hyperion Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Dying Angie, Divorce Bombshells, and a Julian Assange Sex Tape, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Scientology hell, Hollywood destroyed, and Prince Charles’ illegal marriage, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

RoboCop Colonel Sanders is now also RoboCop Rusty Blazenhoff

twiki Great moments in Buck Rogers: Twiki offers a toast Jason Weisberger

Games Procedurally-generated racetracks Rob Beschizza

The continuing saga of Buck Rogers and the Copyright Trolls Rogers Anthony

late stage capitalism Credit bubble a-burstin': wave of bankruptcies sweeps subprime car-lenders Cory Doctorow

happy mutants William Gibson's Archangel: a graphic story of the unfolding jackpot apocalypse Cory Doctorow