happy mutants Karl Schroeder's "Stealing Worlds": visionary science fiction of a way through the climate and inequality crises Cory Doctorow

News Coronavirus in Ireland: Leo Varadkar’s St Patrick’s Day broadcast (video, full text) Xeni Jardin

politics IRAQ: Multiple Katyusha rockets fall in Baghdad's Green Zone (VIDEO) Xeni Jardin

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law Ecuadorean authorities have unjustly arrested free software developer Ola Bini as part of their Assange dragnet Cory Doctorow

music Lorna Doom, bassist for the Germs, RIP David Pescovitz

fashion Wear your ugly holiday sweater and Alaska Airlines will let you board early Carla Sinclair

china Viral road-rage video sparks mob violence in Beijing, revealing deep regional rifts Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Portuguese translation of Zuck's Empire of Oily Rags Cory Doctorow

Weird Octopuses, starfish, and prawns rain down on Chinese city David Pescovitz

Kids Trippy and relaxing animated insects move to a hypnotic beat Andrea James

movies Animation of the earth from above, made from thousands of satellite images Rob Beschizza

photography Married couple notice they're randomly both in a photo taken 11 years before they met David Pescovitz

happy mutants United moves on to literally killing puppies Cory Doctorow

justice Let me tell you a story about Herman Wallace, who spent 41 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit Seamus Bellamy

Science Watch this high schooler explain the theory of relativity Andrea James

corruption Even when a Chicago cop is convicted of wrongdoing, a secret appeals court usually overturns it Cory Doctorow

Business Two of the Chicago airport cops who beat up Dr David Dao got fired for lying about it (but not for the beating) Cory Doctorow

Weird Creepy and amazing tattoo and haircut combo David Pescovitz

brazil Brazil's Lula found guilty of corruption and money laundering, sentenced to 9.5 years in prison Xeni Jardin