politics Australia put an algorithm in charge of its benefits fraud detection and plunged the nation into chaos Cory Doctorow

youtube Top YouTube influencers canceled Rob Beschizza

wired Wired just canceled Bruce Sterling's long-running blog Mark Frauenfelder

health 'You can call me a Grandma killer,' says woman in regrettable tweet Xeni Jardin

comfort food Disney just released the secret recipe for its grilled three-cheese sandwich Mark Frauenfelder

recipe Make-your-own DoubleTree chocolate chip cookies with the official, newly-revealed recipe Rusty Blazenhoff

Disney Disney shares recipes for DIY Dole Whip and Churros Rusty Blazenhoff

fantasy A free short story about Irish history to read while you're quarantined over St. Patrick's Day Thom Dunn

television Dallas theme tune had French lyrics Rob Beschizza

News Konami Code creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto has died Xeni Jardin

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson's daughter Christina on the new edition of her father's book, Ishtar Rising Mark Frauenfelder

picks First American coronavirus death confirmed Xeni Jardin

aviation Technical problems — not missiles — may have downed Ukrainian airliner in Iran, say some intel experts Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Take an extra 20% off everything in the Boing Boing store from luggage to gaming accessories Boing Boing's Shop

drugs Scientists genetically engineer E. coli to produce the psychedelic psilocybin David Pescovitz

christmas In 1986, MTV reunited the Monkees for a "Christmas Medley" Rusty Blazenhoff

corruption A former pharma rep explains how the industry pushes doctors to overprescribe Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Girl on Film: a graphic novel memoir of a life in the arts and the biological basis for memory-formation Cory Doctorow

books Out today: a two-volume, slipcased edition of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents, introduced by Gloria Steinem and Toshi Reagon Cory Doctorow

politics Feds blew the door off a safe in Giuliani associate raids Xeni Jardin