law Disabled patients in Iowa state-run home used as “guinea pigs” in sexual arousal experiments, lawsuit charges Xeni Jardin
tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn
Technology Senate GOP introduce bill to end 'warrant-proof' encryption, end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp is targeted Xeni Jardin
police violence A US Air Force Sergeant linked to Boogaloo Bois charged with killing police officer Thom Dunn
shitfluencers YouTuber Jake Paul charged with criminal trespassing and unlawful assembly for being in mall while looters looted Xeni Jardin
#fixthepolice How the Supreme Court uses an obscure legal doctrine to let cops kill with impunity Mark Frauenfelder
podcasts Open Culture has a new directory of the "Best Podcasts to Enrich Your Mind" Mark Frauenfelder
Spoken Word with Electronics David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) is the most essential punk artist of the last century. In this Covid era, he's even more vital. Ethan Persoff
tabloids Roy Horn lives, China lied, and Murder Hornets Swarm America, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
facebook Facebook must pay $52M for 11,250 content moderators' mental health issues caused on the job Xeni Jardin