computers Confession: You can't trust a junkie with a new laptop Seamus Bellamy

coronavirus Raising money for a UBI fund that helps families affected COVID-19 Thom Dunn

coronavirus Healthcare providers are allegedly denying chloroquine to patients because of Trump's statements Thom Dunn

music Fifty of the most drug-drenched albums of all time Gareth Branwyn

drugs It's easy to buy drugs on Snapchat and Instragram Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz

books Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation, RIP David Pescovitz

Business U-Haul decides to stop hiring nicotine users Xeni Jardin

tabloids Killing the Queen, John Lennon’s murder, and William Shatner’s talking horses in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

charity Charitable Giving Guide 2019 Boing Boing

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

religion High school will require mandatory drug tests for students David Pescovitz

World Mental Health Day It’s World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman

American Medical Association American Medical Association off the sidelines in abortion debate Jason Weisberger

picks No, anti-vaccine hysteria didn't emerge from grassroots. This rich NYC couple funded it. Xeni Jardin

rescues Boys stranded in Thai cave were sedated with ketamine as part of rescue Carla Sinclair

Technology Curious robotic syringe-in-a-pill completes successful human trial David Pescovitz

health A detailed analysis of American ER bills reveals rampant, impossible-to-avoid price-gouging Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Artist Nan Goldin leads protests at the Guggenheim and the Met over their reputation-laundering of the Sacklers' opioid epidemic fortunes Cory Doctorow

Dungeons & Dragons Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2018 Gareth Branwyn