Environment LA water hog exposed as "Wet Prince of Bel-Air" Andrea James

Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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

late stage capitalism Man donates mother's body to science, discovers it was sold to the military for "blast testing" Cory Doctorow

tabloids Hollywood stars too fat and too thin, and the Royal reality TV show, in this week’s dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

corruption Facebook hate group investigation reveals 400 police officers, including NYPD cops, to be members Xeni Jardin

trump Ten years of Trump tax info obtained by NYT shows he was 'The Biggest Loser' Xeni Jardin

sketchy outfits Listen to this call I got from some outfit called Associated Community Services Mark Frauenfelder

trump 10 things you can do to help the immigrant children and families in Trump's Camps. ? Xeni Jardin

corruption Mining the Panama Papers and other leaks to reveal the hidden looting of West Africa by its corrupt elite Cory Doctorow

fake news Prince Harry’s Real Dad and Tom Cruise’s Sex Guru, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

Suicides Kentucky lawmaker shoots himself after being accused of molesting teenager Carla Sinclair

Russian Interference An alt-right Tweeter with 80k followers is a fictional entity created by Russian troll farm Mark Frauenfelder

class war Prisoners sent to Christian "rehab" diversion programs find themselves in forced-labor camps Cory Doctorow

News Tabloid roundup: Obama's real birth certificate, a spy in the White House, murder charges for an aging star, and more! Peter Sheridan

music Friday in Berkeley, CA: Pop-Up Magazine and NoisePop's live stories and sound extravaganza David Pescovitz

criminal economy Smári McCarthy: a pirate who goes after corporate criminal ships Mark Frauenfelder

transparency List of things the FCC refused to reveal to Freedom Of Information Act requesters Rob Beschizza

media Saturn’s moon Iapetus will destroy Earth, and other tabloid stunners Mark Frauenfelder

media Obama accused of "bungling and treachery," and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan