Japan Must-haves: Drunk in public Japanese capsule toys Rusty Blazenhoff

ads Public information film from Finland urges parents not to drink around kids Rob Beschizza

crime Woman drunkenly threatened to ‘stab everyone’ on flight to D.C., say prosecutors Xeni Jardin

tabloids An Epstein tell-all, a vengeful Queen wannabe, and Harry & Meghan’s final insult, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Sex Amsterdam plans to move red light district into a new, indoor erotic mall David Pescovitz

not food Gentleman on EasyJet flight began eating his phone, forced landing David Pescovitz

podcasts Podcast: Inaction is a form of action Cory Doctorow

free speech Permitting the growth of monopolies is a form of government censorship Cory Doctorow

petard Republican New York State Assembly leader publishes anti-drunk driving PSA shortly before drunkenly crashing a state-owned car Cory Doctorow

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

tabloids The multiverse, universal wave function and quantum mechanics in this week’s tawdry tabloids Peter Sheridan

Japan Tokyo Listening – an interview with author Lorraine Plourde Roger Park

Business Uber projected $8b in losses for 2019, but it just booked $5.2b in losses in a single quarter Cory Doctorow

crime Woman who urinated on potatoes at Walmart turns self in Rob Beschizza

late stage capitalism Majority of American millionaires support a wealth tax on American millionaires Cory Doctorow

happy mutants David Silverberg's "Terms and Conditionals": the things you just agreed to David Silverberg

uk Boris Johnson may be the UK's next Prime Minister, but he's up on criminal charges for Brexit "Battle Bus" lies Cory Doctorow

politics No apology from lawmaker charged with punching wife in face Rob Beschizza

violence Republican lawmaker "punched wife in the face" for not getting undressed fast enough when he wanted sex Rob Beschizza

vaccinate Our social contract demands people able to be vaccinated get vaccinated Jason Weisberger