offworld Cibele and the end of an era for internet lovers Leigh Alexander

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

lost and found Virginia family found $1 million cash in the middle of the road David Pescovitz

tabloids Coronavirus is the new black. COVID-19 hits the stars and the Royals in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Business Explaining the con that is private equity Cory Doctorow

Reviews Review: SpotHero should be called SpotZero Mark Frauenfelder

mining A deep dive into the bloody mines of the Healing Crystal industry Thom Dunn

books Stanford University sexual assault survivor Chanel Miller to release memoir Rob Beschizza

Drug War Industrial Complex Man spends 82 days in jail because cops said his honey was meth Mark Frauenfelder

Business California's Right to Repair Bill, killed by Big Ag and Apple, has been reintroduced Cory Doctorow

Audio My favorite end-of-year tradition: the Bullseye podcast standup comedy special Cory Doctorow

The 1995 Anime “Ghost in the Shell” is more relevant than ever in today’s technologically complex society Andrew D Maynard

#fixthepolice Cop punches young woman in the head for underage drinking on the beach Carla Sinclair

urine trouble Plane passenger arrested for urinating on seat in front of him Mark Frauenfelder

politics Trump fires Secty. of State Rex Tillerson in a tweet, plans to replace with CIA chief Mike Pompeo Xeni Jardin

punk A look back at The Hags, a 1980s all-girl skate gang Andrea James

fake news Punctuation inflation has infected the tabloids! Peter Sheridan

china China's capital controls are working, and that's bursting the global real-estate bubble Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Kids explain how banned and challenged books helped them and even saved their lives Joan Bertin and Millie Davis

Science Pesco speaking at big free conference about space in San Francisco next week David Pescovitz