happy mutants Don't agree to do record-breaking tricks on Chinese TV. Just don't. Cory Doctorow

podcasts Open Culture has a new directory of the "Best Podcasts to Enrich Your Mind" Mark Frauenfelder

documentaries A new documentary about the bizarre Biosphere 2 "human zoo" David Pescovitz

disasters Sci-fi author Ted Chiang on the disaster novel we're currently living through Gareth Branwyn

music In 1992, El Paso Police Department rapped about the dangers of gang involvement Rob Beschizza

hackers Boing Boing was hacked Boing Boing

happy mutants Cautionary Tales: a new podcast that tells the intriguing stories of historical "mishaps, fiascos and disasters" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Thanks to an article about why science fiction great John M Ford's books are out of print, they're coming back Cory Doctorow

science fiction Bruce Sterling on Boris Johnson's bizarre, cyberpunk dystopia address to the UN Cory Doctorow

books The word "robot" originated in this 1921 Czech play David Pescovitz

happy mutants The magic theatre of High Weirdness Ferdinando Buscema

Copyfight How fanfic archives lead the world in data organization Cory Doctorow

books Talking about Radicalized with the CBC: Privilege, atavism, techno-realism and seizing the means of information Cory Doctorow

futility closet N-rays: a case of scientific self-deception Futility Closet

facebook Facebook's spam filter blocked the most popular articles about its 50m user breach Cory Doctorow

spooks GOP candidate who campaigned with a white supremacist condemned for Bigfoot erotica Cory Doctorow

law The future of "fake news": Pepsi gets Facebook to censor jokes about plastic in its Kurkure corn puffs Cory Doctorow

fake news This week’s tabloids! With extra exclamation points!! Peter Sheridan

reality tv Reality TV is the New French Novel Marc Weingarten

twitter Fitness app releases data-set that reveals the location of sensitive military bases, patrol routes, aircrew flightpaths, and individual soldiers' jogging routes Cory Doctorow