ireland Webcam proof: Irish pubs in Dublin shuttered up, streets are empty, on St. Patrick's Day Rusty Blazenhoff
music Eddy Grant sues Trump campaign for copyright infringement over "Electric Avenue" David Pescovitz
#blacklivesmatter A powerful portrait series of Black Americans killed by police that uses time as a visual medium Thom Dunn
tabloids Your dollar bills could kill you, and Prince Andrew tries to kill himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan
china Listen: loudspeakers broadcast corona virus closure messages to the empty streets of Shanghai Disneyland Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Manhattan: a city of empty luxury condos and overflowing homeless shelters Cory Doctorow
science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder
ireland Anti-corruption yellow vest protesters in Dublin's streets, protesting the 2008 bailout, Catholic church scandals, spiraling housing costs and no legal weed Cory Doctorow
fake news Noah’s Ark found, a Palace coup, and a Hollywood poker scam, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
shining poop on a hill Another article about the revolting condition of San Francisco's streets Rob Beschizza
books An excerpt from "Bullshit Jobs," David Graeber's forthcoming book about the rise of useless work Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Seasteading meets the shock doctrine in Puerto Rico, where ethnic cleansing precedes Going Galt Cory Doctorow