America FCC received 1300 complaints about the suggestive nature of the Superbowl halftime show Jason Weisberger

white supremacists The legal battle over those novelty Sea Monkeys and X-Ray Specs involves white supremacy and a 60s bondage film star Thom Dunn

spycraft Here's the everyday-carry for Australian cyberspies in China Mark Frauenfelder

podcasts A new podcast explores the CIA's involvement with writing a hit song for the Scorpions Thom Dunn

racism Ahmaud Arbery: 2 months ago, unarmed black man shot and killed by civilians for jogging. Video just came out. Thom Dunn

music Shut-in sounds: 33 of the best industrial albums Gareth Branwyn

gambling What Steve Forte can do with a pack of cards borders on the unbelievable Ferdinando Buscema

politics Elizabeth Warren quits race Rob Beschizza

copyright A federal judge declared that a famous song about public property is still private property Thom Dunn

sexism Natalie Portman's Oscars outfit was embroidered with the names of women directors who were shafted for nominations Thom Dunn

politics Andrew Cuomo's naked hostility drives out MTA president Andy Byford, the "Train Daddy" who has transformed the world's rail systems Cory Doctorow

drugs A sober look at kratom, a psychoactive plant that has many claimed benefits, and has also inspired a moral panic Cory Doctorow

Fulfilling Childhood Dreams The "Hot Pockets" jingle in a minor key is a sad and somber reflection of your disappointing childhood. Thom Dunn

retro Model rocket pioneer, Vern Estes, celebrates his 90th birthday Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets Transmit Bluetooth audio from your TV to your wireless headphones with this adapter Boing Boing's Shop

Beautiful Creatures Bear jumps on man's car at Sequoia National Park John Struan

adobe Adobe is starting to sort out Photoshop for iPad's lousy feature set Seamus Bellamy

donald trump What happens when you feed Trump’s “I WANT NOTHING” note to a Neural Network? Thom Dunn

makers Behind the scenes, "plain" text editing is unbelievably complex and weird Cory Doctorow

youtube The Youtubers' union just wants Google to give them the rulebook Cory Doctorow