art The Amazing 4 Corners Project Michael Borys

politics Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence Xeni Jardin

politics Bolton book says House impeachment inquiry should have probed Trump beyond Ukraine Xeni Jardin

politics Justifying police violence, Trump lies about Buffalo man bleeding from ear after police attack Xeni Jardin

science fiction Max Barry on how science fiction prepares us for the apocalypse Mark Frauenfelder

Business Tesla driver in fatal 2018 crash had reported 'Autopilot' problems before, NTSB finds Xeni Jardin

Business US charges 4 Chinese spies with hacking Equifax Xeni Jardin

batteries Stretchable, twistable battery for future wearable devices David Pescovitz

short films David Lynch's bizarre new Netflix short is a perfect companion to this quinoa recipe Thom Dunn

books Boing Boing's 28 favorite books in 2019 Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Learning to See the Commons David Bollier and Silke Helfrich

film Dredging Up What's "Under the Silver Lake" Natalie Dressed

hair crime Gentleman accused of hiding manbun under MAGA cap, also arrested for spraying crowd with bear repellent Mark Frauenfelder

zoology Paris zoo opens a new exhibit with an immortal mutant slime mold called "The Blob" Thom Dunn

tabloids The multiverse, universal wave function and quantum mechanics in this week’s tawdry tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Judge okays $1 million bond for Giuliani associates Parnas and Fruman, related marijuana scheme revealed Xeni Jardin

trump Trump was going to let Egypt arrest NYT reporter, Sulzberger says Xeni Jardin

happy mutants On Fire: Naomi Klein's book is a time-series of the shift from climate denial to nihilism to Green New Deal hope Cory Doctorow

uspoli From #TelegramGate to #RickyLeaks: Puerto Rico is on ?! Cory Doctorow

jeffrey epstein Asking for pre-trial release, Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers say he has 'spotless 14-year record of walking the straight and narrow' Xeni Jardin