privacy Canadian Civil Liberties Association sues Toronto, Ontario, and Canada over the plan for a Google Sidewalk Labs "smart city" in Toronto Cory Doctorow
novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn
Gadgets Topic is an international favorites streaming service that’s on sale for just $2.50 a month Boing Boing's Shop
podcasts A new podcast explores the CIA's involvement with writing a hit song for the Scorpions Thom Dunn
music Monday: New Order's Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris's streaming tribute to Joy Division's Ian Curtis David Pescovitz
Comic Books Talking Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics with Visionary Comic Book Creator Tom Scioli Jeffery Klaehn
tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan
video games Creator of Stardew Valley: "It’s important to me not to just entertain, but to delight" Jeffery Klaehn
Gadgets Is it time to finally learn to play the guitar? Now’s your chance with this bundle of lessons Boing Boing's Shop
Comics Friday: the new digital-first, pay-what-you-want Lovecraftian YA detective comic from Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente Thom Dunn
science fiction Syfy makes all four seasons of Battlestar Galactica free to stream online Gareth Branwyn
Weird A prototype toy line for the X-rated epic film disaster Caligula (1979)… April Fool's! David Pescovitz
music Smoking video for Wilco's Mikael Jorgensen and The Kin's Isaac Koren's sexy, simmering, and brilliant Nat King Cole cover David Pescovitz
