finance Bitcoin transactions could consume as much energy as Denmark by the year 2020 Cory Doctorow

News Brazil now digging up the dead from cemeteries to make room for new COVID-19 deaths Xeni Jardin

Cryptozoology That time Davy Crockett met Bigfoot David Pescovitz

Science Virgin Orbit fails on first rocket launch attempt, 'next big test ASAP' for Richard Branson’s spaceflight firm Xeni Jardin

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

music On the 50th anniversary of Kent State Massacre, listen to the Isley Brothers' "Ohio" David Pescovitz

Comics Friday: the new digital-first, pay-what-you-want Lovecraftian YA detective comic from Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente Thom Dunn

coronavirus How domesticated tarantulas are dealing with COVID-19 Thom Dunn

tabloids Worst Royal crisis ever spells the end of the monarchy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets Are you cut out to be a COVID-19 stay-at-home teacher for your kids? Maybe these DIY projects can help. Boing Boing's Shop

NASA NASA fixed a Mars probe by hitting it with a shovel Thom Dunn

Gadgets This creative writing training will help you become a literary wordsmith Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets This app can make anyone a better writer — and its got the sources to prove it. Boing Boing's Shop

gun violence This "bulletproof" hoodie comes with a lifetime warranty Thom Dunn

tabloids End of the British monarchy, FBI’s Epstein cover-up, and Mary Poppins’ orgy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutant I chatted with Danny Elfman about his new MasterClass, and his ventriloquist dummy "Buddy" Rusty Blazenhoff

privacy Public treated to obfuscation at Waterfront Toronto meeting on negotiations with Google sister company over surveillance district Rosemary Frei

happy mutants Archie McPhee digs deep into their weird product archives Rusty Blazenhoff

politics DOJ charges former Twitter staff with spying for Saudi Arabia, digging into MBS critics' accounts Xeni Jardin

travel Airbnb's easily gamed reputation system and poor customer service allow scammers to thrive Cory Doctorow