prison Watch a video of my prison and opioids play "Streets Like This," performed by actors who have all dealt with incarceration Thom Dunn

picks House passes bill to help children who are born hooked on opioids Xeni Jardin

science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn

sponsored It's Time for Silicon Valley To Finish Its Job of Disrupting the Racist Drug War Boing Boing

drugs Today is the 50th anniversary of Dock Ellis's legendary baseball no-hitter on LSD Thom Dunn

police How every police officer becomes complicit in a terrible system Thom Dunn

coronavirus Judge denies former LA sheriff Lee Baca request for early prison release because of coronavirus Mark Frauenfelder

censorship A new play lets formerly incarcerated people tell their stories. Meanwhile, prisons are still banning books. Thom Dunn

Japan Fun new Japanese anti-drug video featuring creepy cannabis bats David Pescovitz

Sex Understanding the neuroscience of pleasure Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Predator priests, Game of Thrones, and why Italians don’t use Viagra, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

cover songs Enjoy 101 different versions of "Fairytale of New York" Thom Dunn

tabloids Royal brawl in palace, Brad & Jen’s reunion, and 2020 predictions in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics House approves Trump impeachment articles Xeni Jardin

china Massive leak of Chinese government documents reveal the "no mercy" plan for Muslims in Xinjiang Cory Doctorow

History alt.interoperability.adversarial Cory Doctorow

elves Horrors await poor Sophie Foster in 'Keeper of the Lost Cities: Legacy' Jason Weisberger

finance Rep Katie Porter: an Elizabeth Warren protege and single mom who destroys bumbling, mediocre rich guys in Congressional hearings Cory Doctorow