BEG FOR MEAT What's in "natural beef flavor"? Rob Beschizza

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Cryptozoology That time Davy Crockett met Bigfoot David Pescovitz

Science At least 12 states inflated coronavirus testing count or deflated deaths Xeni Jardin

Food Which expiration dates on food packaging should you pay attention to? Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Coronavirus cured (again), Britain’s Royals clash (again) and the woman who pees alcohol (unprecedented) in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Interview with musician and artist Genesis P-Orridge Sarina Sinclair and Case Esparros with Kane Lafia

Business Starbucks adds oat milk to vegan non-dairy options Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Machine learning is innately conservative and wants you to either act like everyone else, or never change Cory Doctorow

climate change UK officials blame asthmatics for the carbon footprints of 180,000 cars Thom Dunn

Gadgets Save 20% on these sketchbooks that can improve your art with pages of lessons Boing Boing's Shop

humans stealing jobs from computers How to make bland, soulless corporate music Rob Beschizza

Science Nobel Prize in Chemistry split 3 ways for lithium-ion battery research Xeni Jardin

finance The rent's less damned high: rents falling in most of America's most expensive cities Cory Doctorow

china How China ingests and adapts western culture Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Swidl: robot picks up gooey spills without losing their shapes Rob Beschizza

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder

drugs Carl's Jr. to test a CBD-infused burger David Pescovitz

gear Amazon sells own-brand mystery motor oil now, and this guy tested it Rob Beschizza