plagiarism High school student claims principal plagiarized Ashton Kutcher for graduation speech David Pescovitz

instagram Instagram celeb weirded out by follower who matched all her shots Andrea James

News SUV plows into BLM protest in NYC's Times Square, similar potentially deadly attacks happening around U.S. Xeni Jardin

Gadgets The Zubi Flyer is the hackable frisbee that could launch your kid’s STEM career Boing Boing's Shop

Spoken Word with Electronics SWWE Broadcast #10: "Jules Vern was a Copycat, How to Prank a Bird, Ice Cream on TV is Often Mashed Potatoes, and It’s Been 3 Years Since I’ve Had a Drink." Ethan Persoff

futility closet In 1828, Ann Marten began to have disturbing dreams about her missing stepdaughter's whereabouts Futility Closet

Weird Pigeon with a sombrero appears in Nevada after tragic death of pigeon with cowboy hat Xeni Jardin

amazon Amazon removes Auschwitz-themed Christmas ornaments Rob Beschizza

us news US teen's TikTok video on China's Muslim camps (and beauty tips) goes viral Xeni Jardin

corruption Text-mining journalists find that lawmakers introduced 10,000 bills that were copypasted from lobbyists' "model legislation" Cory Doctorow

trolls Pounded in the butt by my own dark SEO: the weird, true story of #Cockygate Cory Doctorow

china China's pervasive "social credit" scheme is still in development, but already profoundly shaping public behavior Cory Doctorow

marketing Broetry is the perfect blogging format for the age of Trump Rob Beschizza

Copyfight #Elsagate: a subreddit that's sleuthing out the weird videos of Youtube Kids Cory Doctorow

facebook "Big Browser is watching" Rob Beschizza

security Yesterday's report of hardier Wcry retracted, but new versions found Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Why The NYT buying The Wirecutter is such a big deal Rob Beschizza

Weird America's War on Creepy Clowns leads to 12 arrests in various states Xeni Jardin

Book The secret messages inside "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" David Pescovitz

navelgazing Daily Mail insists it isn't a copycat, sues Gawker Rob Beschizza